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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. How does Merton imagine a monastery to be?
(a) The brothers are all pious and devoted.
(b) The brothers argue constantly.
(c) The brothers are plagued by doubt.
(d) The brothers want to advance in their religious careers.

2. Who does Merton talk to when he first starts to tell people he wants to be a priest?
(a) Ed Rice.
(b) Dan Walsh.
(c) Mark Van Doren.
(d) Robert Lax.

3. What does Merton have to do upon joining the monastery?
(a) He must confess the sins of his past to the Master of Novices.
(b) He must contact the draft board to inform them of his novitiate.
(c) He must take a physical examination to prove his endurance.
(d) He must talk with others in the novitiate about their calling.

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

5. What is one of the great strengths of Merton's writing style?
(a) His memories of conversation.
(b) His historical knowledge.
(c) His use of imagery.
(d) His use of Latin quotations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?

2. How did Merton view his childhood?

3. Where does John Paul die?

4. How old was Merton when he went to his first Mass?

5. How does Merton want to live in the world?

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