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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For Mother Teresa, ________ is a deeper, inner peace that shows in our eyes, our faces, and our attitudes.
(a) Trust.
(b) Service.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Faith.

2. Material means, according to Mother Teresa, often leave a person dependent on ___________, according to the book.
(a) Providence.
(b) Ohters.
(c) Peace.
(d) The Bible.

3. Mother Teresa moved to __________ to become a part of a sisterhood, beginning her work in that country before moving on.
(a) Ireland.
(b) Italy.
(c) England.
(d) Poland.

4. What was the item which was in severe shortage in Calcutta one year, causing people to ration what they had?
(a) Corn.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Meat.

5. How old was Mother Teresa when she decided to begin to become a nun after her first call?
(a) 25.
(b) 16.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

6. Mother Teresa says that ________ is the life that she wants to live, the Way to the Father.
(a) Truth.
(b) Love.
(c) Pain.
(d) Jesus.

7. The first group of people with whom Mother Teresa worked were ___________ and the group helped them with basic needs.
(a) Men.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

8. Mother Teresa believes that people of prayer must be _________ and those who are of prayer are of silence.
(a) True.
(b) Silent.
(c) Careful.
(d) Peaceful.

9. What was NOT one of the things that Mother Teresa did for the children when she would first pick them up in the park?
(a) Teach them the alphabet.
(b) Read to them.
(c) Take them to their convent.
(d) Teach them good hygiene.

10. Experiencing _______ is normal and human, but overcoming it is a heroic act, according to Mother Teresa.
(a) Possessiveness.
(b) Honor.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Pride.

11. Mother Teresa believes that a person should be ___________ as it is this quality which makes a person more like God.
(a) Starving.
(b) Willing.
(c) Compelled.
(d) Honest.

12. How long was Mother Teresa at her first order, according to the writing in the book?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three years.
(d) Three months.

13. Mother Teresa once told a person in the Chinese government that she feels __________ are children of God too.
(a) Buddhists.
(b) Athiests.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) Communists.

14. St. Thomas believed that being holy required surrendering the __________ to God in all that a person does.
(a) Heart.
(b) Hands.
(c) Head.
(d) Soul.

15. ___________ is not asking for something, but it is listening for instructions for how to provide service.
(a) Truth.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Worship.
(d) Kneeling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mother Teresa's main goal in all of her work was to serve the _________, according to the book.

2. The most authentic _________, according to Mother Teresa, is the one that focuses on love.

3. To where did Mother Teresa move when she was ready to start the next phase of becoming a nun, according to the book?

4. One should constantly pray during _________, according to Mother Teresa, as this will help to support the process.

5. Mother Teresa believes that __________ do not pray enough and if they did, they would be better at their jobs.

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