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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 is Merton looking for in his choice of a religious Order?
(a) He wants an Order that is located near his university.
(b) He prefers an Order that allows him to converse with lay people.
(c) He wants an Order that will let him join the war effort.
(d) He wants an Order that gives him solitude and silence.

2. What do Merton and his friends do in Olean?
(a) They play team sports.
(b) They study drama and religion.
(c) They have an automobile accident.
(d) They develop a monastery-like environment.

3. Why can Merton register for the draft as a conscientious objector?
(a) Because he teaches his students about peace.
(b) Because he argues for that position.
(c) Because he is a religious with plans to enter a monastery.
(d) Because he has a letter from the abbot defining him as such.

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

5. What does Merton admire about Mark Van Doren?
(a) His contemplative ability.
(b) His sports ability.
(c) His many girlfriends.
(d) His teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sends Merton into a frustrating "holding pattern"?

2. Where is Olean?

3. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?

4. What are the contents of the note Merton receives from his father?

5. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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