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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1, With a Great Price.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What error does Merton think Protestants commit?
(a) They do not talk enough about God and religion.
(b) They do not spend time talking with other faiths.
(c) They share too much of their personal lives when talking.
(d) They are too focused on financial issues.

3. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?
(a) They dislike sports.
(b) They are pleasant and happy.
(c) They are snobbish and unfriendly.
(d) They are cruel to him.

4. When was Merton baptized?
(a) December, 1940.
(b) September, 1937.
(c) January, 1940.
(d) November, 1939.

5. What does Merton like about France?
(a) The school he attended there.
(b) Its beauty and its simple people.
(c) The weather.
(d) Its museums.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Merton view his childhood?

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

3. What does Merton find disappointing about the pastor at Zion Church?

4. How does Merton react to his first exposure to death?

5. What does Merton do during the summer he returned to New York after a trip to Rome?

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