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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. What impresses Merton about St. Antonin?
(a) It was laid out in a circular shape in the 13th century.
(b) The house he lived in.
(c) It was in France.
(d) The people he met there.

2. What did Pop do that embarrassed Merton?
(a) He threw money at the French people from his car window.
(b) He made Merton sit in the corner at dinner.
(c) He disciplined Merton in public.
(d) He sang loudly in a bar.

3. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?
(a) They are publications that represented failure to Merton.
(b) They are magazines that Pop wrote for.
(c) They are both student publications Merton was involved with.
(d) They are magazines Merton disliked.

4. Who is Father Edmund?
(a) A friend of Merton's brother.
(b) A friend of Dan Walsh.
(c) A friend of Mark Van Doren.
(d) A friend of Owen Merton.

5. What does Merton admire about Mark Van Doren?
(a) His contemplative ability.
(b) His teaching.
(c) His sports ability.
(d) His many girlfriends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lessens Merton's fear of Catholicism?

2. When does Bonnemaman die?

3. Who gave Merton his First Communion?

4. How does Merton feel about Catholicism when he first goes to the university?

5. What keeps Merton from athletic participation?

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