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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 Merton looking for in his choice of a religious Order?
(a) He prefers an Order that allows him to converse with lay people.
(b) He wants an Order that will let him join the war effort.
(c) He wants an Order that is located near his university.
(d) He wants an Order that gives him solitude and silence.

2. What action he performed in the summer of 1937 prompted Merton to take another step on his journey to faith?
(a) Participating in sports.
(b) Writing for student publications.
(c) Praying for Bonnemaman.
(d) Attending university.

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

4. With whom does Merton stay in England?
(a) He lives with his father and brother.
(b) He boards at his school.
(c) He lives with his grandparents.
(d) He stays with his Aunt Maude and Uncle Ben.

5. Where are the student publications at the university housed?
(a) The second floor.
(b) The fourth floor.
(c) The fifth floor.
(d) The third floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of which place in St. Antonin does Merton have unpleasant memories?

2. What book leads Merton to review his opinion of Catholicism?

3. What, in Part 2, Chapter 2, causes Merton to feel enthusiastic?

4. Why can Merton register for the draft as a conscientious objector?

5. What connection did Uncle Ben have with Durston House?

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