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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Meditatio Pauperis in Solitudine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?
(a) They are publications that represented failure to Merton.
(b) They are magazines that Pop wrote for.
(c) They are both student publications Merton was involved with.
(d) They are magazines Merton disliked.

2. What prompted Merton to confess his sins to the abbot?
(a) The abbot's forgiving demeanor.
(b) Merton's trip to Cuba.
(c) A discussion with Dan Walsh.
(d) Merton's medical emergency.

3. What happens to the movement of the story after Merton enters the monastery?
(a) It concentrates on memories.
(b) It focuses on Merton's relationship with his family.
(c) It becomes a list of places Merton regrets visiting.
(d) It loses its atmosphere of conflict and drama.

4. What language is Merton required to learn in England?
(a) English.
(b) Greek.
(c) French.
(d) Latin.

5. What university does Merton attend in New York?
(a) Hunter University.
(b) Cornell University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Columbia University.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merton describe this book?

2. How does Merton describe his parents?

3. What keeps Merton from athletic participation?

4. What philosophy does Merton explore while at the university?

5. How could Merton have registered for the draft?

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