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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 1, Magnetic North.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Merton first talk with Father Edmund about becoming a priest?
(a) December, 1939.
(b) January, 1940.
(c) September, 1950.
(d) September, 1939.

2. Where does Merton first apply for a novitiate?
(a) A monastery in Rome.
(b) A monastery in Pennsylvania.
(c) The monastery of St. Francis of Assisi.
(d) The monastery of Zion Church.

3. What language is Merton required to learn in England?
(a) Greek.
(b) English.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

4. Where did Merton's father receive medical treatment for his cancer?
(a) At home with a personal physician.
(b) At Middlesex Hospital in London.
(c) At Durston Hospital in Scotland.
(d) At a hospital in Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After graduating from college, what does Merton do?

3. What religious rule do the monks follow at Gethsemani?

4. What does Merton love about America?

5. How does Merton describe his fellow students in France?

(see the answer key)

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