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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. How many countries has Merton lived in by the time war breaks out?
(a) Five .
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

2. What connection did Uncle Ben have with Durston House?
(a) He played on its cricket team.
(b) He was a teacher there.
(c) He went to school there.
(d) He had been headmaster there.

3. Who put Merton on the academic path to Cambridge University?
(a) F.C. Doherty.
(b) Owen Merton.
(c) Aunt Maude.
(d) Uncle Ben.

4. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?
(a) Sports and writing
(b) Philosophy and religion.
(c) Teaching and journalism.
(d) Asceticism and contemplation.

5. What does Merton do during the summer he returned to New York after a trip to Rome?
(a) He begins going to bars and burlesques.
(b) He prepares for a diplomatic career.
(c) He continues his religious explorations.
(d) He immediately visits his Aunt Maude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music did Merton especially like when he felt like a rebel in New York?

2. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?

3. What does Merton desire just before going to Olean?

4. What do Ed Rice and Bob Lax work on in Olean?

5. Where is Olean?

(see the answer key)

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