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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merton miss when he left France for England?
(a) The churches.
(b) The beauty of St. Antonin.
(c) His house.
(d) The Lycee.

2. What are Merton's childhood memories of his brother?
(a) His brother was liked by older boys.
(b) His brother cried a lot.
(c) His brother went with him to school.
(d) His brother was a tag-along.

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

4. How does Thomas Merton feel about his father?
(a) Merton is critical of his behavior.
(b) Merton's father is his hero.
(c) Merton wants to be a perfectionist like him.
(d) Merton dislikes his father's job.

5. Where does Merton meet Bob Lax?
(a) In a class at the university.
(b) In a bar in New York City.
(c) At Zion Church.
(d) At a student meeting.

6. What connection did Uncle Ben have with Durston House?
(a) He played on its cricket team.
(b) He had been headmaster there.
(c) He went to school there.
(d) He was a teacher there.

7. What did Merton's parents do for a living?
(a) They were artists.
(b) They operated a grocery store.
(c) They ran a travel bureau.
(d) They were farmers.

8. What author was an enduring influence on Merton?
(a) John Donne.
(b) G.M. Hopkins.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) William Blake.

9. Who is Mark Van Doren?
(a) He is Merton's friend and roommate.
(b) He is on Merton's running team.
(c) He is Merton's professor and trusted friend.
(d) He is Merton's favorite priest.

10. 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.

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

12. What did Pop do that embarrassed Merton?
(a) He sang loudly in a bar.
(b) He made Merton sit in the corner at dinner.
(c) He threw money at the French people from his car window.
(d) He disciplined Merton in public.

13. What, in Part 1, Chapter 4, is noticeably lacking the Merton's autobiography?
(a) His feelings about religion.
(b) A description of his travels.
(c) The names of his girlfriends.
(d) The names of his family members.

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

15. When was Merton baptized?
(a) September, 1937.
(b) December, 1940.
(c) January, 1940.
(d) November, 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to visit Merton in 1930?

2. What was the name of the school Merton attended in 1929?

3. Where was Merton's father born?

4. What medical problem plagued Merton on a backpacking trip in the Rhine Valley?

5. What does Merton find disappointing about the pastor at Zion Church?

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