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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Interlude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Beckett tell the people that he may never preach to them again?
(a) He believes he will be murdered soon.
(b) He is too sad to speak any more.
(c) He doesn't want to give them false hope.
(d) He is out of ideas.

2. What is another way Beckett defines peace?
(a) The swept hearth.
(b) The setting sun.
(c) The stillness of water.
(d) The sleeping dog.

3. Who are the first two characters who speak of "the wheel" on separate occasions?
(a) The Third Priest and Thomas Becket.
(b) The Chorus and Thomas Becket.
(c) The First Priest and the Second Priest.
(d) The First Priest and the First Tempter.

4. What position did Becket resign when he was made Archbishop?
(a) Ambassador.
(b) King.
(c) Chancellor.
(d) Bishop.

5. What is the best way to describe what Beckett seems to feel for his congregation?
(a) Wonder.
(b) Disdain.
(c) Pity.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Third Tempter, what does friendship depend upon?

2. How does Thomas Beckett's thought end?: "If the Archbishop cannot trust the Throne/ He has good cause to trust none but _____________"

3. What important message does the Messenger convey to the Priests?

4. What does the First Priest compare the women of Canterbury to?

5. What is one way that Beckett defines peace?

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