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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. What stops Merton from making his retreat at Gethsemani?
(a) He receives a second draft notice.
(b) He volunteers for duty in the infantry.
(c) He hears his brother is ill.
(d) He decides to stay at Friendship House.

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. Who does Merton talk to when he first starts to tell people he wants to be a priest?
(a) Mark Van Doren.
(b) Ed Rice.
(c) Dan Walsh.
(d) Robert Lax.

4. Who is Bramachari?
(a) A Buddhist monk known by Merton's friends.
(b) A Hindu monk Merton comes to know.
(c) A student of Protestantism.
(d) A philosophy professor Merton knows.

5. Where does Merton meet Bob Lax?
(a) At a student meeting.
(b) In a class at the university.
(c) In a bar in New York City.
(d) At Zion Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Merton attend his first Mass?

2. Where was Thomas Merton born?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Merton decide is the work he is meant to do?

4. What was the name of the school Merton attended in 1929?

5. How does Merton describe this book?

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