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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 did Pop allow the 15-year-old Merton to do that really impressed him?
(a) He allowed him to drive his car.
(b) He allowed him to visit his father alone.
(c) Pop allowed the 15-year-old Merton to smoke a cigarette.
(d) He allowed him to enjoy luxury travel.

2. What did Owen ask Merton to do for him while he was ill?
(a) He wanted Merton to do well in school
(b) He asked Merton to take care of John Paul.
(c) He asked Merton to pray for him.
(d) He wanted Merton to come with him to London.

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

4. Who put Merton on the academic path to Cambridge University?
(a) Uncle Ben.
(b) Owen Merton.
(c) Aunt Maude.
(d) F.C. Doherty.

5. Where had Merton been shortly before his father died?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Strasbourg.
(c) St. Antonin.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Thomas Merton born?

2. Why does Merton say he was "truly happy" in England?

3. How does Thomas Merton feel about his father?

4. What philosophy does Merton explore while at the university?

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

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