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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 3, The Sleeping Volcano.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Merton attend school in England while with his aunt?
(a) Eton.
(b) He was home-schooled.
(c) Ripley Court.
(d) A church school.

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

3. How old was Merton when he went to his first Mass?
(a) He was 24 years old.
(b) He was 15 years old.
(c) He was 25 years old.
(d) He was 30 years old.

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

5. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Merton decide is the work he is meant to do?
(a) To work with the poor and pray.
(b) To become a priest in Rome.
(c) To own a newspaper.
(d) To write and teach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is aseitas?

2. What does Merton want Father Edmund to do for him in regard to the novitiate?

3. What does Merton do during the summer he returned to New York after a trip to Rome?

4. Who does Merton blame for the war, besides Hitler?

5. Where had Merton been shortly before his father died?

(see the answer key)

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