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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 1, Magnetic North.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, in Part 1, Chapter 4, is noticeably lacking the Merton's autobiography?
(a) The names of his family members.
(b) The names of his girlfriends.
(c) A description of his travels.
(d) His feelings about religion.

2. What medical emergency does Merton experience while waiting to enter a monastery?
(a) He gets appendicitis and has surgery.
(b) He has serious stomach trouble and ulcers.
(c) He has an abcessed tooth extracted.
(d) He breaks his arm and must remain in a cast for months.

3. Where are the student publications at the university housed?
(a) The fifth floor.
(b) The fourth floor.
(c) The third floor.
(d) The second floor.

4. What pattern of behavior is repeated in Merton's quest for the priesthood?
(a) After spending a delaying a decision, he is impatient for action once he decides.
(b) He depends on others to make difficult decisions for him.
(c) He asks everyone for advice and then ignores what he is told.
(d) He would rather let circumstances push him in one direction or another.

5. What does Merton find disappointing about the pastor at Zion Church?
(a) He will not meet with Merton.
(b) He worries about the church's financial condition.
(c) He is more concerned with discussing modern literature and politics than God.
(d) He does not know Merton's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bob Lax?

2. What country does Merton visit while waiting to enter the novitiate?

3. What words best describe Merton at the university?

4. What is the Jester?

5. What book does Bramachari recommend to Merton?

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