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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is another observation Beckett has about his approaching murder?
2. Where is the Interlude set?
3. What is NOT a reason that Beckett gives for God choosing to have martyrs?
4. What is one of the reasons Beckett would allow himself to be killed?
5. What is NOT one of the ways Beckett defines peace?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After the murder of Thomas Becket, the Four Knights have a chance to explain their different reasons for assassinating the Archbishop. Write an essay with the following parts:
Part 1) Choose one of the Four Knights arguments. Study their speech and outline their argument.
Part 2) Choose to either support their point or debate their point and write an argument for or against the assassination.
Essay Topic 2
Becket once enjoyed the perks of exercising power in a major political office. One of Becket's major vices is his pride. By his entrance into the world of Murder in the Cathedral, Becket forgoes secular power to the power of the Church's law, the law of the Pope and the law of God. A major theme throughout Murder in the Cathedral is the Battle between the church and the state.
1) Using examples from the text, how did King Henry II and Thomas Becket conjoin politics and religion? How effective were their actions?
2) Historically, what are some examples of the politics of government interfering in the affairs of the church (and vice versa)? Compare these examples to the themes of the play.
Essay Topic 3
From the moment the play opens, there is an ominous approaching event that culminates in the murder of Thomas Becket. Throughout the play, several characters continue to foreshadow Becket's murder, including Becket himself.
1) Cite several examples of foreshadowing from the text and describe the importance of this as a tool of the plot and the building of characters.
2) Do you believe that knowing about the death of Thomas Becket from the beginning lessens the effectiveness of the climax or strengthens it? Do you believe Eliot's choice made Murder in the Cathedral an effective story?
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