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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Meditatio Pauperis in Solitudine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Merton register for the draft as a conscientious objector?
(a) Because he teaches his students about peace.
(b) Because he has a letter from the abbot defining him as such.
(c) Because he is a religious with plans to enter a monastery.
(d) Because he argues for that position.

2. What does Merton always yearn for throughout the book?
(a) A life filled with people and relationships.
(b) A life of working with the poor.
(c) A life of action and wealth.
(d) A life of simplicity, prayer, and contemplation.

3. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?
(a) Pop and Owen.
(b) Bonnemaman and Pop.
(c) Owen and John Paul.
(d) Pop, Bonnemaman, and John Paul.

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

5. What did Merton's parents do for a living?
(a) They operated a grocery store.
(b) They ran a travel bureau.
(c) They were artists.
(d) They were farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action he performed in the summer of 1937 prompted Merton to take another step on his journey to faith?

2. Who visited Merton in St. Antonin?

3. What connection did Uncle Ben have with Durston House?

4. Where does Merton meet Bob Lax?

5. What is the Jester?

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