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

2. What, in Part 1, Chapter 4, is noticeably lacking the Merton's autobiography?
(a) The names of his girlfriends.
(b) His feelings about religion.
(c) A description of his travels.
(d) The names of his family members.

3. Where was Merton's father born?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Long Island, New York.
(d) London, England.

4. What political activities does Merton participate in at the university?
(a) He is not involved with politics at the university.
(b) Student demonstrations and meetings.
(c) Writing for political publications.
(d) Church-sponsored lectures.

5. Where are the student publications at the university housed?
(a) The second floor.
(b) The third floor.
(c) The fifth floor.
(d) The fourth floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merton describe his fellow students in France?

2. What is the Jester?

3. When was Thomas Merton born?

4. What kind of music did Merton especially like when he felt like a rebel in New York?

5. What did Merton discover about his father on the way to a cricket match?

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