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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 3, The Sleeping Volcano.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Merton's brother during the time Merton is at Friendship House?
(a) He is with the United States Navy.
(b) He is in the Army in France.
(c) He is sick and in the hospital.
(d) He is with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

3. What medical emergency does Merton experience while waiting to enter a monastery?
(a) He breaks his arm and must remain in a cast for months.
(b) He has serious stomach trouble and ulcers.
(c) He gets appendicitis and has surgery.
(d) He has an abcessed tooth extracted.

4. What makes Merton unhappy while he is teaching?
(a) He wants to go on retreat, but can't decide where to go.
(b) He wants to visit with his close friends, but they have been drafted.
(c) He wants to visit Europe, but doesn't have the money.
(d) He yearns to be a priest, but is told he doesn't have a vocation.

5. What does Merton feel about the war?
(a) Avoidance.
(b) Fear.
(c) Regret.
(d) Pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mark Van Doren?

2. What is Merton silent about in Part 1, Chapter 4?

3. Who are Pop and Bonnemaman?

4. What does Merton do during the summer he returned to New York after a trip to Rome?

5. How does Merton describe the boys at Ripley Court?

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