3. What words best describe Merton at the university?
(a) Religious and non-political.
(b) Athletic and social.
(c) Intellectual and contemplative.
(d) Romantic and in love.

4. What book leads Merton to review his opinion of Catholicism?
(a) The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy.
(b) Philosophy in Medieval Times.
(c) The Philosophy of Catholics in the Middle Ages.
(d) Catholics in Medieval Philosophy.

5. Where are the student publications at the university housed?
(a) The third floor.
(b) The fourth floor.
(c) The fifth floor.
(d) The second floor.

6. What does Merton admire about Mark Van Doren?
(a) His many girlfriends.
(b) His contemplative ability.
(c) His sports ability.
(d) His teaching.

7. What did Merton discover about his father on the way to a cricket match?
(a) He learned his father would take him to France.
(b) He realized his father was still in England.
(c) He learned his father had a malignant brain tumor.
(d) He found out his father was coming to the match.

8. What is the Jester?
(a) A student publication.
(b) A costume Merton wears to a party.
(c) A card game Merton plays.
(d) A nickname for Merton's friend.

9. Who is Bramachari?
(a) A Buddhist monk known by Merton's friends.
(b) A Hindu monk Merton comes to know.
(c) A philosophy professor Merton knows.
(d) A student of Protestantism.

10. What are the contents of the note Merton receives from his father?
(a) A description of his father's travels to Africa.
(b) The address of his grandparents.
(c) Instructions for caring for his brother.
(d) A goodbye from his mother.

11. What is the "sign of the Water Bearer"?
(a) Merton's astrological birth sign of Aquarius.
(b) An advertisement for a hotel.
(c) The symbol for the month of January.
(d) The name of his father's art gallery.

12. What incident causes Merton personal pain at the university?
(a) He is cut from a sports team.
(b) A girl does not return his romantic feelings.
(c) His friend ignores him.
(d) He receives a poor review of his writing.

13. How does Merton react to his first exposure to death?
(a) With deep terror.
(b) With despair and foreboding.
(c) With innocence and curiosity.
(d) With fear and sadness.

14. What impresses Merton about St. Antonin?
(a) The house he lived in.
(b) It was in France.
(c) It was laid out in a circular shape in the 13th century.
(d) The people he met there.

15. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?
(a) Bonnemaman and Pop.
(b) Pop, Bonnemaman, and John Paul.
(c) Pop and Owen.
(d) Owen and John Paul.