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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Biblical story does Beckett mention?
(a) The Snake appearing to Eve in the Garden of Eden.
(b) The fall of Azrael the angel from Heaven.
(c) Moses parting the Red Sea.
(d) The angels appearing to the sheperds of Bethlehem on Christmas.

2. Who does Becket say may have intercepted his letters and planned his demise?
(a) The King of France.
(b) Rebellious bishops.
(c) Greedy merchants.
(d) King Henry II.

3. From what Gospel does Beckett quote in the opening of his sermon?
(a) Luke
(b) Genesis
(c) John
(d) Michael

4. Which specific Canterbury martyr does Beckett ask the congregation to remember?
(a) Archbishop Beckett.
(b) Archbishop Elphage.
(c) John the Baptist.
(d) St. John the Apostle.

5. What does Beckett ask the audience to remember about Christmas mass?
(a) Its sadness and greatness.
(b) The love of God.
(c) Its meaning and mystery.
(d) The hope and peace it offers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Fill in the blank:" ...so in Heaven the Saints are most _______, having made themselves most _______..."

3. What is the best way to define the style in which T.S. Eliot wrote the Interlude?

4. What is NOT one of the ways Beckett defines peace?

5. What is another way Beckett defines peace?

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