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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 1, Magnetic North.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Merton's father receive medical treatment for his cancer?
(a) At home with a personal physician.
(b) At Middlesex Hospital in London.
(c) At a hospital in Paris.
(d) At Durston Hospital in Scotland.

2. What class does Merton say is the best he ever took at college?
(a) A philosophy class.
(b) A comparative religion class.
(c) A Shakespeare class.
(d) A physical education class.

3. What book leads Merton to review his opinion of Catholicism?
(a) Philosophy in Medieval Times.
(b) Catholics in Medieval Philosophy.
(c) The Philosophy of Catholics in the Middle Ages.
(d) The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy.

4. Where did Merton spend his school holidays?
(a) With his Aunt Maude.
(b) With his godfather who was a doctor in London.
(c) With Owen in London.
(d) With Pop and Bonnemaman.

5. Who are M. and Mme. Privat?
(a) A couple Merton lives with in St. Antonin.
(b) The caretakers of the Lycee.
(c) The owners of Merton's favorite restaurant.
(d) A Catholic couple with whom Merton boards in Murat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What revelation did Merton have when attending his first Mass?

2. After graduating from college, what does Merton do?

3. Where does Merton first apply for a novitiate?

4. What kind of music did Merton especially like when he felt like a rebel in New York?

5. What encouraged Merton to take another step toward religion in Part 1, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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