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

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

3. What revelation did Merton have when attending his first Mass?
(a) That many people came to Mass.
(b) That many people at the church liked him.
(c) That many ordinary people were more conscious of God than of each other.
(d) That he did not feel out of place there.

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

5. What university does Merton attend in New York?
(a) Cornell University.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Hunter University.
(d) Harvard University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Jester?

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

3. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?

4. Where did Merton attend school in England while with his aunt?

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

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