  We discuss the quantization of linearized gravity in the background de Sitter
spacetime using a gauge-invariant formalism to write the perturbed
gravitational field in the static patch. This field is quantized after fixing
the gauge completely. The response rate of this field to monochromatic
multipole sources is then computed in the thermal equilibrium state with the
well known Gibbons-Hawking temperature. We compare this response rate with the
one obtained in the Bunch-Davies-like vacuum state defined in the Poincar\'e
patch. These response rates are found to be the same as expected. This
agreement serves as a verification of the infrared finite graviton two-point
function in the static patch of de Sitter spacetime found previously.
