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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes Merton unhappy while he is teaching?
(a) He yearns to be a priest, but is told he doesn't have a vocation.
(b) He wants to go on retreat, but can't decide where to go.
(c) He wants to visit with his close friends, but they have been drafted.
(d) He wants to visit Europe, but doesn't have the money.

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

4. When does Merton plan to make a retreat at Gethsemani when writing to the Abbott?
(a) At Easter.
(b) In the following year.
(c) In September.
(d) At Christmas.

5. What does Merton neglect to mention to the abbot?
(a) His academic ranking at the university.
(b) The sins of his past.
(c) His travels to Rome.
(d) His philosophical doubts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merton want to live in the world?

2. Where does Merton get a job as a teacher?

3. What does Merton remember when saying goodbye to his brother after his baptism?

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

5. How could Merton have registered for the draft?

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