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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did Merton visit his father after the end of the school term at Oakham?
(a) Scotland.
(b) London.
(c) France.
(d) Rome.
2. How does Merton describe this book?
(a) It is an autobiography of faith.
(b) It is the biography of his mother.
(c) It is a story about his father.
(d) It is the story of his travels.
3. What incident causes Merton personal pain at the university?
(a) He receives a poor review of his writing.
(b) His friend ignores him.
(c) He is cut from a sports team.
(d) A girl does not return his romantic feelings.
4. What is aseitas?
(a) A word applied to monks.
(b) A Catholic concept regarding God.
(c) An idea Merton thinks is without value.
(d) A medical condition.
5. What did Merton discover about his father on the way to a cricket match?
(a) He found out his father was coming to the match.
(b) He learned his father had a malignant brain tumor.
(c) He learned his father would take him to France.
(d) He realized his father was still in England.
Short Answer Questions
1. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?
2. What does Merton see as his future occupation in England?
3. What does Merton miss when he left France for England?
4. Where are the student publications at the university housed?
5. When was Thomas Merton born?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Merton want to enter the monastery early?
2. What is Merton's reaction to having to withdraw his application to the monastery?
3. What does Merton try to express in this first chapter?
4. How does Merton describe his feelings about the monasteries of Gethsemani and St. Francis of Assisi in Part 3, Chapter 2?
5. How does his father set an example for Merton's later life?
6. What does the Baroness do in her life that Merton finds inspiring?
7. Who does Merton credit with providing his only real religious training in Chapter 2?
8. Does Merton follow the advice given to him by Van Doren in Part 3, Chapter 3?
9. How is it shown in Part 1, Chapter 3, that literature was important in Merton's life?
10. Describe Merton's reaction to hearing about Gethsemani for the first time?
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