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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merton feel about the war?
(a) Pride.
(b) Fear.
(c) Regret.
(d) Avoidance.

2. What happens when Merton goes to confession after being told to withdraw his application for the priesthood?
(a) The priest says he is a friend of Father Edmund.
(b) The priest tells Merton to count on his support.
(c) The priest congratulates Merton on his efforts.
(d) The priest says Merton has no vocation.

3. What was Merton hoping to gain at his country cottage?
(a) A replacement for school classes.
(b) Excitement and fun.
(c) A romantic relationship.
(d) Order and structure in his life.

4. How does Merton register his draft papers?
(a) He registers as a novice in the priesthood.
(b) He registers by following the example of Owen Merton.
(c) He registers as a non-combatant.
(d) He registers as a teacher.

5. What behavior characterizes Merton's life while he is teaching?
(a) He no longer prays daily.
(b) He schedules his life as if he were a monk in a monastery.
(c) He works during the day and goes to bars at night.
(d) He tells everyone he knows that he wants to be a priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Merton blame for the war, besides Hitler?

2. How does Merton differentiate himself from an "ordinary Catholic"?

3. What do Ed Rice and Bob Lax work on in Olean?

4. What country does Merton visit while waiting to enter the novitiate?

5. When did Merton first talk with Father Edmund about becoming a priest?

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