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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 2, Our Lady of the Museums.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Merton react to his first exposure to death?
(a) With despair and foreboding.
(b) With deep terror.
(c) With fear and sadness.
(d) With innocence and curiosity.

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

3. 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.

4. When was Merton's brother born?
(a) November, 1918.
(b) March, 1919.
(c) January, 1920.
(d) October, 1921.

5. What language is Merton required to learn in England?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Greek.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the contents of the note Merton receives from his father?

2. Where was Thomas Merton born?

3. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?

4. What is the "sign of the Water Bearer"?

5. How does Merton describe his parents?

(see the answer key)

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