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

2. What does the reader learn about Merton in the epilogue?
(a) That he wants to leave the Order.
(b) That he is happy in the monastery.
(c) That he misses his friends.
(d) That he has regrets about becoming a monk.

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

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

5. When does Merton die?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Merton his First Communion?

2. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. How does Merton feel about Catholicism when he first goes to the university?

4. What is Our Lady of Gethsemani?

5. What important event occurs while Merton is in Olean?

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