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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1, With a Great Price.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Merton silent about in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) His love affair at the university.
(b) The people he lives with.
(c) Details of his sins.
(d) The names of his favorite writers.

2. How does Merton describe this book?
(a) It is an autobiography of faith.
(b) It is a story about his father.
(c) It is the biography of his mother.
(d) It is the story of his travels.

3. What kind of music did Merton especially like when he felt like a rebel in New York?
(a) Beethoven symphonies
(b) Violin concertos
(c) The jazz of Duke Ellington
(d) Gregorian chant

4. What profession does Tom encourage Merton to prepare for?
(a) The medical profession.
(b) The priesthood.
(c) The British diplomatic service.
(d) The teaching profession.

5. Who are Pop and Bonnemaman?
(a) Friends of his father.
(b) Neighbors of his mother.
(c) People he met at school.
(d) Thomas Merton's grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bramachari?

2. What book does Bramachari recommend to Merton?

3. Who is Bob Lax?

4. Where are the student publications at the university housed?

5. With whom does Merton stay in England?

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