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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 philosophy does Merton explore while at the university?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Stoicism.

2. Who put Merton on the academic path to Cambridge University?
(a) Owen Merton.
(b) Uncle Ben.
(c) Aunt Maude.
(d) F.C. Doherty.

3. What was his father building in St. Antonin?
(a) He builds an extra bedroom.
(b) He builds an art studio.
(c) He builds a house for the family.
(d) He builds a piece of sculpture.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Merton visit his father after the end of the school term at Oakham?

2. Who visited Merton in St. Antonin?

3. Where are the student publications at the university housed?

4. What kind of music did Merton especially like when he felt like a rebel in New York?

5. What did Merton discover about his father on the way to a cricket match?

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