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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. Where does Merton attend his first Mass?
(a) At St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
(b) At Gethsemane in Kentucky.
(c) At St. John the Divine in New York.
(d) At the Church of Corpus Christi in New York.

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

3. What does Merton tell his brother when he comes to Gethsemani?
(a) The names of women he should visit.
(b) How to stay safe while traveling.
(c) The address of a priest in New York he must visit.
(d) Everything Merton knows about Catholicism.

4. How does Merton register his draft papers?
(a) He registers as a teacher.
(b) He registers as a novice in the priesthood.
(c) He registers as a non-combatant.
(d) He registers by following the example of Owen Merton.

5. Why can Merton register for the draft as a conscientious objector?
(a) Because he teaches his students about peace.
(b) Because he argues for that position.
(c) Because he is a religious with plans to enter a monastery.
(d) Because he has a letter from the abbot defining him as such.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Merton first apply for a novitiate?

2. How does Merton describe his athletic endeavors?

3. What does Merton write in his draft papers?

4. What does Merton say he needs when he begins talking about being a priest?

5. Who put Merton on the academic path to Cambridge University?

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