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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4, The Children in the Market Place.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words best describe Merton at the university?
(a) Athletic and social.
(b) Intellectual and contemplative.
(c) Religious and non-political.
(d) Romantic and in love.

2. What impresses Merton about St. Antonin?
(a) It was laid out in a circular shape in the 13th century.
(b) The house he lived in.
(c) The people he met there.
(d) It was in France.

3. How did Merton view his childhood?
(a) He worried about having a home.
(b) He thought it was like everyone else's.
(c) He hated living in Europe.
(d) He felt it was odd.

4. Why does Merton say he was "truly happy" in England?
(a) Because he is learning to play cricket.
(b) Because he has many friends.
(c) Because he is sincerely religious for the first time.
(d) Because he is living in England.

5. How did Merton's parents foster his love for the monastic life?
(a) They introduced him to monks.
(b) They bought him many things.
(c) They disliked anything they considered to be bourgeois.
(d) They encouraged him to be wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political activities does Merton participate in at the university?

2. How does Merton describe this book?

3. Of which place in St. Antonin does Merton have unpleasant memories?

4. Who put Merton on the academic path to Cambridge University?

5. What is the Jester?

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