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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. What does Merton see as his vocation while he is in Olean?
(a) Painting.
(b) Praying.
(c) Writing.
(d) Lecturing.

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

3. What medical emergency does Merton experience while waiting to enter a monastery?
(a) He has serious stomach trouble and ulcers.
(b) He has an abcessed tooth extracted.
(c) He gets appendicitis and has surgery.
(d) He breaks his arm and must remain in a cast for months.

4. What was the name of the school Merton attended in 1929?
(a) Oakham.
(b) The Lycee.
(c) Ripley Court.
(d) Durston House.

5. Where does Merton make a retreat during Easter?
(a) Our Lady of Gethsemani.
(b) Our Lady of Corpus Christi.
(c) Our Lady of Mt. Zion.
(d) To a cabin in upstate New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?

2. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?

3. What does Merton feel about the war?

4. What language is Merton required to learn in England?

5. How does Merton describe his athletic endeavors?

(see the answer key)

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