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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 2, True North.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests that Merton withdraw his application for the novitiate?
(a) Ed Rice.
(b) Bob Lax.
(c) Dan Walsh.
(d) Father Edmund.

2. What religious rule do the monks follow at Gethsemani?
(a) The Dominican rule.
(b) The Franciscan rule.
(c) The Trappist rule.
(d) The Carmelite rule.

3. What prompted Merton to confess his sins to the abbot?
(a) Merton's trip to Cuba.
(b) The abbot's forgiving demeanor.
(c) A discussion with Dan Walsh.
(d) Merton's medical emergency.

4. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?
(a) They are both student publications Merton was involved with.
(b) They are magazines Merton disliked.
(c) They are magazines that Pop wrote for.
(d) They are publications that represented failure to Merton.

5. What sin is Merton most concerned with when he begins to write poetry?
(a) Avarice.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Pride.
(d) Lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merton admire about Mark Van Doren?

2. Who is Bramachari?

3. What author was an enduring influence on Merton?

4. What are Merton's childhood memories of his brother?

5. Who are Pop and Bonnemaman?

(see the answer key)

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