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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 4, The Sweet Savor of Liberty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lessens Merton's fear of Catholicism?
(a) Reading a book he bought by accident in New York.
(b) Reading a book given to him by a professor.
(c) Buying a college philosophy textbook.
(d) Meeting a Catholic in Scribner's.

2. Why does Owen Merton travel so frequently?
(a) He is a traveling salesman.
(b) He is looking for a job.
(c) He visits relatives.
(d) He paints landscapes all over the world.

3. What was his father building in St. Antonin?
(a) He builds an extra bedroom.
(b) He builds a piece of sculpture.
(c) He builds a house for the family.
(d) He builds an art studio.

4. What, in Part 1, Chapter 4, is noticeably lacking the Merton's autobiography?
(a) The names of his girlfriends.
(b) A description of his travels.
(c) His feelings about religion.
(d) The names of his family members.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Merton's father born?

3. How does Merton want to live in the world?

4. Where did Merton attend school in England while with his aunt?

5. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?

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