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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 write in his draft papers?
(a) That he must receive a teaching exemption.
(b) That he won't go into the military because he is religious.
(c) That he can't argue there is no just war.
(d) That he is ready to fight the enemy.

2. What is Our Lady of Gethsemani?
(a) A monastery in Kentucky.
(b) A monastery in Ohio.
(c) A church in New York.
(d) A statue in a church.

3. What does Merton see as his future occupation in England?
(a) He wants to be a novelist or journalist.
(b) He wants to be a builder.
(c) He wants to be a teacher.
(d) He wants to go into business.

4. Why does Merton not enter the military draft?
(a) He fails the physical because of his poor eyesight.
(b) He fails the physical because he has flat feet.
(c) He fails the physical because of his teeth.
(d) He fails the physical because of his stomach problems.

5. Where was Thomas Merton born?
(a) Prades, France.
(b) Berlin, Germany.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) Long Island, New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "sign of the Water Bearer"?

2. How does Thomas Merton feel about his father?

3. Who are Pop and Bonnemaman?

4. What does Merton want Father Edmund to do for him in regard to the novitiate?

5. What makes Merton unhappy while he is teaching?

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