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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 4, The Sweet Savor of Liberty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?
(a) Philosophy and religion.
(b) Asceticism and contemplation.
(c) Sports and writing
(d) Teaching and journalism.

2. How does Merton differentiate himself from an "ordinary Catholic"?
(a) He needs more from religion than simply going to church.
(b) He has a lifetime of church-going behind him.
(c) He felt his faith more strongly because of a hospital experience.
(d) He knows more about church history.

3. What does a Carmelite tell the Master of Novices about Merton?
(a) That Merton followed the teachings of the saints.
(b) That Merton was converted to faith by reading James Joyce.
(c) That Merton deserved to be a monk.
(d) That Merton was his role model.

4. What impresses Merton about St. Antonin?
(a) The people he met there.
(b) It was in France.
(c) It was laid out in a circular shape in the 13th century.
(d) The house he lived in.

5. Who is Bramachari?
(a) A Buddhist monk known by Merton's friends.
(b) A Hindu monk Merton comes to know.
(c) A philosophy professor Merton knows.
(d) A student of Protestantism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merton describe this book?

2. What does Merton say in Part 2, Chapter 2, will not save his mind from its state of sin?

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

4. How did Merton view his childhood?

5. Who does Merton talk to when he first starts to tell people he wants to be a priest?

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