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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. How does Thomas Merton feel about his father?
(a) Merton wants to be a perfectionist like him.
(b) Merton is critical of his behavior.
(c) Merton dislikes his father's job.
(d) Merton's father is his hero.

2. What action does Merton take to become a monk after lunch at the Columbia Faculty Club?
(a) He writes to the abbot at Gethsemani.
(b) He applies for early admission to the Franciscans.
(c) He visits his brother to discuss the matter.
(d) He follows the advice of Mark Van Doren.

3. What is one of the last things mentioned in Chapter 4 of Part 1?
(a) Merton's lack of faith.
(b) Merton's love affair.
(c) Merton's sins.
(d) Merton's aunt.

4. What does Merton's brother do before leaving on his voyage?
(a) He decides to become a monk, too.
(b) He asks to be baptized at Gethsemani.
(c) He asks Merton to meet him in New York.
(d) He consults with a priest about Merton's vocation.

5. What do the Columbia Review and the Spectator have in common?
(a) They are magazines Merton disliked.
(b) They are both student publications Merton was involved with.
(c) They are magazines that Pop wrote for.
(d) They are publications that represented failure to Merton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Pop tell Merton while Owen was ill?

3. What prompted Merton to confess his sins to the abbot?

4. What did Merton and his friends grow in Olean?

5. When does Merton plan to make a retreat at Gethsemani when writing to the Abbott?

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