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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. What does Merton say he needs when he begins talking about being a priest?
(a) A rule that would allow him to do community outreach.
(b) A rule designed to detach him from the world.
(c) A rule that would lead him to parish ministry.
(d) A rule that would prepare him to teach at the university.

2. What does Merton love about America?
(a) Its ideals and work ethic.
(b) Its geography and landscapes.
(c) Its cultural life.
(d) Its wealth and power.

3. Of which place in St. Antonin does Merton have unpleasant memories?
(a) The museum.
(b) The church.
(c) The Lycee.
(d) The countryside.

4. How old was Merton when he went to his first Mass?
(a) He was 25 years old.
(b) He was 30 years old.
(c) He was 15 years old.
(d) He was 24 years old.

5. Where does Merton attend his first Mass?
(a) At St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
(b) At the Church of Corpus Christi in New York.
(c) At Gethsemane in Kentucky.
(d) At St. John the Divine in New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?

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

4. Who is Bramachari?

5. Who are M. and Mme. Privat?

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