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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Merton differentiate himself from an "ordinary Catholic"?
(a) He felt his faith more strongly because of a hospital experience.
(b) He knows more about church history.
(c) He has a lifetime of church-going behind him.
(d) He needs more from religion than simply going to church.

2. How many countries has Merton lived in by the time war breaks out?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Five .
(d) Four.

3. Why can Merton register for the draft as a conscientious objector?
(a) Because he argues for that position.
(b) Because he is a religious with plans to enter a monastery.
(c) Because he has a letter from the abbot defining him as such.
(d) Because he teaches his students about peace.

4. What causes Merton's unhappiness when he is teaching?
(a) Being forced to withdraw his application to the monastery.
(b) Being separated from his friends.
(c) Not being able to find a meaningful job.
(d) Receiving a draft notice.

5. How does Merton imagine a monastery to be?
(a) The brothers are all pious and devoted.
(b) The brothers want to advance in their religious careers.
(c) The brothers argue constantly.
(d) The brothers are plagued by doubt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops Merton from making his retreat at Gethsemani?

2. What is Merton afraid to tell anyone when he is teaching at St. Bonaventure?

3. What details of war make Merton uncomfortable?

4. What is Our Lady of Gethsemani?

5. Where does John Paul die?

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