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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 3, The Sleeping Volcano.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) His friend Andrew at Cambridge.
(b) Praying for Aunt Maude.
(c) The frescoes he saw in ancient cathedrals.
(d) The death of his father.

2. What does Merton say in Part 2, Chapter 2, will not save his mind from its state of sin?
(a) Learning about philosophy.
(b) Occasional trips to church.
(c) Summers in the country.
(d) A trip to the hospital.

3. What did Pop tell Merton while Owen was ill?
(a) That the Great Depression had ruined him financially.
(b) That Merton and his brother would be financially secure after their father's death.
(c) That he and Bonnemaman were moving to Paris.
(d) That John Paul would be joining him at Oakham.

4. What does Merton feel about the war?
(a) Regret.
(b) Fear.
(c) Pride.
(d) Avoidance.

5. Which saint becomes important to Merton when he receives the Baronness' advice?
(a) St. Therese of Lisieux.
(b) St. Mary of Gethsemani.
(c) St. Catherine of Siena.
(d) St. Brigid of Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What analogy does Merton make in Part 2, Chapter 2, to describe his spiritual state?

2. How many countries has Merton lived in by the time war breaks out?

3. What stops Merton from making his retreat at Gethsemani?

4. What author was an enduring influence on Merton?

5. What medical problem plagued Merton on a backpacking trip in the Rhine Valley?

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