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

2. How does Merton describe his athletic endeavors?
(a) He brags about his abilities.
(b) He believes he has natural talent.
(c) He says he lacks aptitude in sports.
(d) He doesn't participate in sports.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Tom encourage Merton to prepare for?

2. What was his father building in St. Antonin?

3. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?

4. What book leads Merton to review his opinion of Catholicism?

5. What lessens Merton's fear of Catholicism?

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