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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Merton want to live in the world?
(a) As a good and righteous lay person.
(b) As a chaplain in the military.
(c) As a religious teacher.
(d) As a monk.

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

3. What were growing interests for Merton in Olean?
(a) Asceticism and contemplation.
(b) Philosophy and religion.
(c) Teaching and journalism.
(d) Sports and writing

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

5. What religious rule do the monks follow at Gethsemani?
(a) The Carmelite rule.
(b) The Trappist rule.
(c) The Dominican rule.
(d) The Franciscan rule.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Baroness?

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

3. Who does Merton talk to when he first starts to tell people he wants to be a priest?

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

5. How does Merton imagine a monastery to be?

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