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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. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?
(a) They are pleasant and happy.
(b) They are cruel to him.
(c) They dislike sports.
(d) They are snobbish and unfriendly.

2. What philosophy does Merton explore while at the university?
(a) Stoicism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Materialism.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

4. What lessens Merton's fear of Catholicism?

5. When was Merton baptized?

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