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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Knights speak, how does the format of the play change?
(a) It changes from monologue to dialogue.
(b) It changes from rhyming poetry to blank verse.
(c) It changes from verse to monologue.
(d) It changes from song to speaking.

2. What word do the Priests continually mull over?
(a) Peace.
(b) Moment.
(c) Today.
(d) Tomorrow.

3. What is the best way to define the style in which T.S. Eliot wrote the Interlude?
(a) Monologue
(b) Blank verse.
(c) Dialogue
(d) Poetry

4. Who does the first Knight believe the audience is rooting for?
(a) The winner.
(b) The underdog.
(c) The loser.
(d) The Knights.

5. Why does Beckett believe that the local bishops would not support a power move like regaining his Chancellorship?
(a) Because the Pope excommunicated Beckett.
(b) Because he excommunicated them.
(c) Because the Pope would not allow it.
(d) Because the King would not allow it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the major sentiments of the Chorus' "death-bringer" speech?

2. What is one of the reasons Beckett would allow himself to be killed?

3. What doesn't the Third Priest see in "the art of temporal government?"

4. What is the name of the Third Knight?

5. How many visitors did Beckett expect?

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