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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 Dan Walsh?
(a) A priest who takes Merton's confession.
(b) A professor Merton doesn't like.
(c) A professor respected by Merton.
(d) A monk Merton meets.

2. What is Merton afraid to tell anyone when he is teaching at St. Bonaventure?
(a) The condition of his teeth.
(b) That he stills yearns to be a monk.
(c) His deepest and darkest sins.
(d) About his experiences overseas.

3. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?
(a) They are cruel to him.
(b) They are pleasant and happy.
(c) They are snobbish and unfriendly.
(d) They dislike sports.

4. How does Merton want to live in the world?
(a) As a monk.
(b) As a good and righteous lay person.
(c) As a religious teacher.
(d) As a chaplain in the military.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Olean?

2. How does Merton feel about Catholicism when he first goes to the university?

3. What political activities does Merton participate in at the university?

4. When was Merton's brother born?

5. Who suggests that Merton withdraw his application for the novitiate?

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