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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 has a lifetime of church-going behind him.
(c) He knows more about church history.
(d) He needs more from religion than simply going to church.

2. Where does John Paul die?
(a) On a train in France.
(b) In a hospital in Canada.
(c) In a plane crash in the North Sea.
(d) At Gethsemani.

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

4. What does Merton see as his vocation while he is in Olean?
(a) Praying.
(b) Lecturing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Painting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Baroness tell Merton when he questions his spiritual path and calling?

2. With whom does Merton receive the habit he will wear as a monk?

3. How does Merton register his draft papers?

4. What behavior characterizes Merton's life while he is teaching?

5. Who is Dan Walsh?

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