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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4, The Children in the Market Place.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?
(a) They are magazines that Pop wrote for.
(b) They are publications that represented failure to Merton.
(c) They are both student publications Merton was involved with.
(d) They are magazines Merton disliked.

4. How does Merton describe his mother?
(a) She was a British artist.
(b) She was a divorced woman.
(c) She was an American perfectionist.
(d) She was an American pessimist.

5. How does Thomas Merton feel about his father?
(a) Merton dislikes his father's job.
(b) Merton wants to be a perfectionist like him.
(c) Merton's father is his hero.
(d) Merton is critical of his behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Merton's brother born?

2. How does Merton react to his first exposure to death?

3. How did Merton's parents foster his love for the monastic life?

4. What words best describe Merton at the university?

5. What political activities does Merton participate in at the university?

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