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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 is Father Edmund?
(a) A friend of Mark Van Doren.
(b) A friend of Owen Merton.
(c) A friend of Merton's brother.
(d) A friend of Dan Walsh.

2. Where does Merton attend his first Mass?
(a) At Gethsemane in Kentucky.
(b) At St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
(c) At St. John the Divine in New York.
(d) At the Church of Corpus Christi in New York.

3. What is Merton silent about in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) The people he lives with.
(b) Details of his sins.
(c) His love affair at the university.
(d) The names of his favorite writers.

4. How many countries has Merton lived in by the time war breaks out?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five .
(d) Three.

5. What was Merton hoping to gain at his country cottage?
(a) A romantic relationship.
(b) Order and structure in his life.
(c) Excitement and fun.
(d) A replacement for school classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What authors have a particular effect on Merton at university?

2. What is Merton looking for in his choice of a religious Order?

3. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?

4. What, in Part 1, Chapter 4, is noticeably lacking the Merton's autobiography?

5. What did Pop tell Merton while Owen was ill?

(see the answer key)

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