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

2. What did Owen ask Merton to do for him while he was ill?
(a) He asked Merton to take care of John Paul.
(b) He wanted Merton to come with him to London.
(c) He wanted Merton to do well in school
(d) He asked Merton to pray for him.

3. What, in Part 2, Chapter 2, causes Merton to feel enthusiastic?
(a) Going to confession.
(b) Writing poems.
(c) Learning Latin.
(d) Playing sports.

4. What was the name of the school Merton attended in 1929?
(a) The Lycee.
(b) Oakham.
(c) Durston House.
(d) Ripley Court.

5. What action does Merton take to become a monk after lunch at the Columbia Faculty Club?
(a) He writes to the abbot at Gethsemani.
(b) He follows the advice of Mark Van Doren.
(c) He visits his brother to discuss the matter.
(d) He applies for early admission to the Franciscans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Merton's role at Friendship House?

2. What sin is Merton most concerned with when he begins to write poetry?

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

4. What does Merton feel about the war?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Merton decide is the work he is meant to do?

(see the answer key)

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