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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. Who does Merton say gave him the only valuable religious and moral training he had received?
(a) His teachers.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandfather.

2. What action he performed in the summer of 1937 prompted Merton to take another step on his journey to faith?
(a) Writing for student publications.
(b) Attending university.
(c) Participating in sports.
(d) Praying for Bonnemaman.

3. What university does Merton attend in New York?
(a) Cornell University.
(b) Hunter University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Harvard University.

4. What does Merton neglect to mention to the abbot?
(a) His travels to Rome.
(b) His academic ranking at the university.
(c) The sins of his past.
(d) His philosophical doubts.

5. Who is Dan Walsh?
(a) A priest who takes Merton's confession.
(b) A professor Merton doesn't like.
(c) A professor respected by Merton.
(d) A monk Merton meets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?

2. When did Merton first talk with Father Edmund about becoming a priest?

3. What is the Jester?

4. Who is Mark Van Doren?

5. What book does Bramachari recommend to Merton?

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