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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, how many years have passed since the deputy district attorney requested a reply from Mother Teresa?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

2. In an interview with Malcolm Muggeridge, what did Mother Teresa say she could not do because of her vow to the poor?
(a) Beg.
(b) Preach.
(c) Work for the rich.
(d) Ease their financial burden.

3. What prize did Prince Philip award to Mother Teresa in 1973?
(a) Winston Churchill award.
(b) Templeton prize.
(c) Nobel Peace Prize.
(d) Good Samaritan award.

4. What did Mother Teresa give to Charles Keating in return for his generosity?
(a) A letter of gratitude.
(b) A PR campaign.
(c) A tour of her Calcutta institutions.
(d) A personalized crucifix.

5. Who does the first quote in the Afterword belong to?
(a) Ann Landers.
(b) Ralph Reed.
(c) John-Roger.
(d) Leo Strauss.

6. Who maintained that "ensoulment" was the point in which a life becomes human and mortal?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Thomas Aquinas.
(c) Mother Teresa.
(d) Indira Gandhi.

7. Chapter 2 in "Good Works and Heroic Virtues" the author contends that a clear correlation can be found between the limitation of family _____ and the life chances of the family members.
(a) Abuse.
(b) Income.
(c) Size.
(d) Worship.

8. What does the author suggest in Chapter 3 of "Good Works & Heroic Virtues" would be possible if all of Mother Teresa's prize money was used on one project?
(a) The Home for the Dying could have 24-hour doctor supervision.
(b) The poor in Mother Teresa's homes could have several years' worth of rations.
(c) The homeless of Calcutta could be afforded permanent shelter.
(d) Calcutta could have a teaching hospital.

9. Which prominent Catholic writer has made the point that ranking contraception as a sin equivalent to abortion is cheapening the moral position on abortion?
(a) Malcolm Muggeridge.
(b) Clare Booth Luce.
(c) Christopher Hitchens.
(d) Charles Keating.

10. What does the author propose in the Afterword will unite against any version of "secular humanist" enlightenment?
(a) All versions of the faithful.
(b) All versions of Clergy.
(c) All versions of poverty.
(d) All versions of race.

11. Who served Richard Nixon as a member of a commission to investigate the ill effects of pornography?
(a) Paul Turley.
(b) Lance Ito.
(c) Charles Keating.
(d) Robert Maxwell.

12. What Catholic occurrence is credited with causing the "fertile soil for innumerable reflections," such as: Confessions of St. Augustine and Mary McCarthy's Memoirs of a Catholic Girlhood?
(a) Male hierarchy.
(b) Sexual conduct enforced by celibates.
(c) Charity contingent on the poor's suffering.
(d) Religious schools.

13. Which author wrote of how Mother Teresa unexpectedly received an amount of money on the same day that it was needed in a biography?
(a) Edward Le Jolly.
(b) William Jay Jacobs.
(c) Malcolm Muggeridge.
(d) Dr. Lush Gjergji.

14. In what city did Mother Teresa accept the Good Samaritan award?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Rome.
(c) Boston.
(d) Calcutta.

15. What does the Catholic Church attempt to do in states where it is strong enough?
(a) Enforce doctrine.
(b) Veto political candidates.
(c) Further its missionary programs.
(d) Make laws for believers and nonbelievers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author attribute this point to, "There should be philosophy and knowledge for the elect, religion and sentimentality for the masses?"

2. Who aided Mother Teresa in her strenuous appeals to the victims of rape in Bangladesh and Bosnia to not the abort the resulting pregnancies?

3. Where was the Ann Lander's comment quoting Mother Teresa as saying, "They should smile more," sent from?

4. Which words will have no literal meaning in the future of the People's Republic of China, according to Chapter 2 of "Good Works and Heroic Virtues?"

5. Where does the Catholic congregation appear to conduct its affairs without reference to canonical teaching on birth control?

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