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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the opening of the Interlude, how does Beckett describe his sermon to the audience?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Important.
(c) Sad.
(d) Short.

2. What idea does the Fourth Tempter repeat that Beckett voiced on his first entrance?
(a) Action is suffering and suffering is action.
(b) Suffering is life and life is action.
(c) Everything is suffering and suffering is everthing.
(d) Life is suffering and suffering is death.

3. What does Beckett believe about the peace that the world was promised?
(a) It's frightening since there have been no angels seen since.
(b) It's strange since the world has constantly been at war.
(c) Nothing, he and the people of Canterbury contnue to lead mundane lives.
(d) It's laughable since no one has ever felt that peace they were promised.

4. Who does Becket say saved him from the wrath of his enemies?
(a) The King of France.
(b) The Pope.
(c) King Henry II.
(d) John, the Dean of Salisbury.

5. What is NOT one of the ways Beckett defines peace?
(a) The Pope at peace with the King.
(b) A wife singing to her children.
(c) Barons at peace with the King.
(d) Drinking wine with a friend at a table.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what Gospel does Beckett quote in the opening of his sermon?

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

3. What does the Messenger say were the last words of Thomas Becket to the King of England before the Archbishop's exile?

4. How does Beckett feel about martyrs?

5. How many visitors did Beckett expect?

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