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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 came to visit Merton in 1930?
(a) Pop and Owen.
(b) Pop, Bonnemaman, and John Paul.
(c) Bonnemaman and Pop.
(d) Owen and John Paul.

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

3. What does Merton see as his future occupation in England?
(a) He wants to be a builder.
(b) He wants to be a novelist or journalist.
(c) He wants to go into business.
(d) He wants to be a teacher.

4. What religious rule do the monks follow at Gethsemani?
(a) The Carmelite rule.
(b) The Trappist rule.
(c) The Franciscan rule.
(d) The Dominican rule.

5. After graduating from college, what does Merton do?
(a) He begins a teaching career.
(b) He gets a job as a journalist.
(c) He looks for work that will bring him fortune and fame.
(d) He applies to graduate school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action he performed in the summer of 1937 prompted Merton to take another step on his journey to faith?

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

3. What did Pop do that embarrassed Merton?

4. What keeps Merton from athletic participation?

5. What words best describe Merton at the university?

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