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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Meditatio Pauperis in Solitudine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Friendship House?
(a) A place to make a religious retreat.
(b) A monastery guesthouse.
(c) A cottage in New York.
(d) A place that helps poor residents in Harlem.

2. Why does Merton go to class with the younger French children?
(a) He disciplines them.
(b) He needs to change his attitude.
(c) He teaches them American games.
(d) He must learn the French language.

3. What incident causes Merton personal pain at the university?
(a) His friend ignores him.
(b) He receives a poor review of his writing.
(c) He is cut from a sports team.
(d) A girl does not return his romantic feelings.

4. When was Thomas Merton born?
(a) January 31, 1950.
(b) February 14, 1925.
(c) January 22, 1935.
(d) January 31, 1915.

5. What is Merton's role at Friendship House?
(a) He raises money for the administration.
(b) He works as a priest.
(c) He is a guest of the owner.
(d) He is a volunteer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Merton's brother sent while Thomas is joining the monastery?

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

3. How does Merton describe his fellow students in France?

4. How does Merton react to his first exposure to death?

5. What do Ed Rice and Bob Lax work on in Olean?

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