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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 profession does Tom encourage Merton to prepare for?
(a) The priesthood.
(b) The medical profession.
(c) The teaching profession.
(d) The British diplomatic service.

2. What words best describe Merton at the university?
(a) Athletic and social.
(b) Intellectual and contemplative.
(c) Religious and non-political.
(d) Romantic and in love.

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

4. Where did Merton's father receive medical treatment for his cancer?
(a) At a hospital in Paris.
(b) At Durston Hospital in Scotland.
(c) At home with a personal physician.
(d) At Middlesex Hospital in London.

5. What does Merton want Father Edmund to do for him in regard to the novitiate?
(a) He wants Father Edmund to stop trying to push him into a particular religious order.
(b) He wants Father Edmund to come with him to visit several monasteries.
(c) He wants Father Edmund to find a way to implement early admission to the monastery.
(d) He wants Father Edmund to call the abbot and apologize for Merton's behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Merton unhappy while he is teaching?

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

3. Where is Merton's brother during the time Merton is at Friendship House?

4. What language is Merton required to learn in England?

5. Where are the student publications at the university housed?

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