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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 2, True North.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is aseitas?
(a) A Catholic concept regarding God.
(b) An idea Merton thinks is without value.
(c) A medical condition.
(d) A word applied to monks.

2. What error does Merton think Protestants commit?
(a) They share too much of their personal lives when talking.
(b) They do not talk enough about God and religion.
(c) They do not spend time talking with other faiths.
(d) They are too focused on financial issues.

3. What does Merton want Father Edmund to do for him in regard to the novitiate?
(a) He wants Father Edmund to stop trying to push him into a particular religious order.
(b) He wants Father Edmund to call the abbot and apologize for Merton's behavior.
(c) He wants Father Edmund to find a way to implement early admission to the monastery.
(d) He wants Father Edmund to come with him to visit several monasteries.

4. What does Merton find disappointing about the pastor at Zion Church?
(a) He is more concerned with discussing modern literature and politics than God.
(b) He will not meet with Merton.
(c) He worries about the church's financial condition.
(d) He does not know Merton's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lessens Merton's fear of Catholicism?

2. What does Merton see as his future occupation in England?

3. Why does Merton not enter the military draft?

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

5. Who put Merton on the academic path to Cambridge University?

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