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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Merton first apply for a novitiate?
(a) A monastery in Pennsylvania.
(b) A monastery in Rome.
(c) The monastery of Zion Church.
(d) The monastery of St. Francis of Assisi.

2. 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 take a physical examination to prove his endurance.
(c) He must talk with others in the novitiate about their calling.
(d) He must contact the draft board to inform them of his novitiate.

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

4. Where does Merton make a retreat during Easter?
(a) Our Lady of Gethsemani.
(b) Our Lady of Corpus Christi.
(c) Our Lady of Mt. Zion.
(d) To a cabin in upstate New York.

5. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Merton decide is the work he is meant to do?
(a) To become a priest in Rome.
(b) To work with the poor and pray.
(c) To write and teach.
(d) To own a newspaper.

6. What does Merton remember when saying goodbye to his brother after his baptism?
(a) Their childhood relationship.
(b) Their relatives in Canada.
(c) Their parents.
(d) The places they lived.

7. What does Merton never consider once he becomes a monk?
(a) Leaving the monastery.
(b) Teaching other monks.
(c) Talking to his brother.
(d) Becoming an abbot.

8. What does Merton's brother do before leaving on his voyage?
(a) He asks Merton to meet him in New York.
(b) He consults with a priest about Merton's vocation.
(c) He decides to become a monk, too.
(d) He asks to be baptized at Gethsemani.

9. With whom does Merton receive the habit he will wear as a monk?
(a) Bob Lax.
(b) Father Edmund.
(c) A friend from the university.
(d) A Carmelite he met on retreat.

10. What is Our Lady of Gethsemani?
(a) A statue in a church.
(b) A monastery in Ohio.
(c) A church in New York.
(d) A monastery in Kentucky.

11. What important event occurs while Merton is in Olean?
(a) Merton is drafted into the military.
(b) World War II begins in Europe.
(c) Merton's friends join the Navy.
(d) The U.S. goes to war.

12. What does Merton tell his brother when he comes to Gethsemani?
(a) Everything Merton knows about Catholicism.
(b) The names of women he should visit.
(c) How to stay safe while traveling.
(d) The address of a priest in New York he must visit.

13. What sin is Merton most concerned with when he begins to write poetry?
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Pride.
(c) Lust.
(d) Avarice.

14. Who is Dan Walsh?
(a) A professor respected by Merton.
(b) A monk Merton meets.
(c) A priest who takes Merton's confession.
(d) A professor Merton doesn't like.

15. Why does Merton not enter the military draft?
(a) He fails the physical because of his stomach problems.
(b) He fails the physical because of his poor eyesight.
(c) He fails the physical because of his teeth.
(d) He fails the physical because he has flat feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merton say in Part 2, Chapter 2, will not save his mind from its state of sin?

2. What is Merton's role at Friendship House?

3. What name is Merton given upon joining the community of monks?

4. What details of war make Merton uncomfortable?

5. How does Merton imagine a monastery to be?

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