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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lawrence enters the monastery for what reason?
(a) To be closer to God.
(b) To make friends.
(c) To achieve better self-discipline.
(d) To become a priest.

2. Does Lawrence enjoy being in the presence of God?
(a) Yes.
(b) Usually.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) No.

3. Though Beaufort notices the rough appearance of the older man, he comments on his what?
(a) Quiet voice.
(b) Beautiful smile.
(c) Gentle grace.
(d) Wrinkled face.

4. Why does Lawrence see God as his only counselor?
(a) He has no friends.
(b) He finds confusion in the counsel of other men.
(c) His friends are not very helpful.
(d) He lives alone.

5. Lawrence feels helpless without God. Can he achieve anything worthwhile on his own merit?
(a) Usually.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Sometimes.

6. What does he receive during this war?
(a) A medal.
(b) Money.
(c) Knighthood.
(d) An injury.

7. Where does he hold this job?
(a) In Frankfort.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In Nice.
(d) In Caens.

8. To achieve God's presence and true joy, a man must do what?
(a) Be enlightened.
(b) Confess to a priest.
(c) Pray.
(d) Control his own passions.

9. Does one's journey of spiritual fulfillment occur in one step?
(a) Rarely.
(b) Yes.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) No.

10. What is his first name?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Father.
(c) Brother.
(d) Joseph.

11. His practice for achieving his daily walk is to do what?
(a) Wake up early.
(b) Eat breakfast before his walk.
(c) Confess his sins and think of them no more.
(d) Find a friend to walk with him.

12. Lawrence assures Beaufort that, with practice, what becomes easier?
(a) Joy.
(b) Love.
(c) Faith.
(d) Devotion.

13. Lawrence tells Beaufort that they may converse again only if what happens?
(a) Beaufort seeks the wisdom for the purest of reasons.
(b) Beaufort promises not to publish Lawrence's works.
(c) Beaufort promises to publish Lawrence's work.
(d) Beaufort converts to Catholicism.

14. Why must one discipline one's thinking at all times?
(a) To prevent the mind from wandering during prayers.
(b) To be Christ-like.
(c) To be happy.
(d) To be more useful to God.

15. How old is Lawrence when Beaufort begins visiting him and recording their conversations?
(a) Late fifties.
(b) Late forties.
(c) Early forties.
(d) Early fifties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lawrence feel is the worst fate in life?

2. Does any action appear small before God?

3. Once he grasps the love of God, in what does Lawrence find pleasure?

4. What begins one's spiritual journey?

5. What does trust in God do for the Almighty?

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