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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The problems of the _________, according to Mother Teresa, are problems of the heart as opposed to the body.
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

2. God is pleased, Mother Teresa believes, when people pray the ________ that Jesus taught.
(a) Greeting.
(b) Blessed Be.
(c) Our Father.
(d) Novena.

3. Mother Teresa believes that one must ________ to the point of sacrifice as this is how God will begin to see this love and pay attention to it.
(a) Fall apart.
(b) Give.
(c) Love.
(d) Witness.

4. Mother Teresa's first order was one that was dedicated to ______ of all, rich and poor alike, according to the book.
(a) Fathers.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Daughters.

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

6. The author points out that Mother Teresa was focused on living Christ's ________ in her daily acts, which is why she didn't write a book.
(a) Word.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Church.
(d) Orders.

7. Mother Teresa believed that countries need to be focusing on giving their people _________ more than they need to give them anything else.
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Shelter.
(d) Hope.

8. Who asked to follow Mother Teresa when she wanted to begin her own order?
(a) No one.
(b) Her Mother Superior.
(c) A child.
(d) Her students.

9. When a person _________, he/she cannot give and the more one haves, the more he/she is able to share.
(a) Doesn't understand.
(b) Believes.
(c) Hides.
(d) Saves.

10. The most authentic _________, according to Mother Teresa, is the one that focuses on love.
(a) Ministry.
(b) Power.
(c) War.
(d) Revolution.

11. The less we have, the more we will ________, according to the teachings of Mother Teresa.
(a) Live.
(b) Have.
(c) Love.
(d) Share.

12. The school where Mother Teresa was working was mainly full of students who were from ___________ European backgrounds.
(a) Truthful.
(b) Poor.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Political.

13. Mother Teresa believes that doing God's work for his _______ will bring about the sanctification of a person.
(a) Piety.
(b) Glory.
(c) Honor.
(d) Truth.

14. Mother Teresa believes the secret to Christianity is to _______, according to her words in this book.
(a) Pray.
(b) Love.
(c) Understand.
(d) Believe.

15. In order to be a saint, Mother Teresa said, you need to want to be a ___________, as the book states.
(a) Poor person.
(b) Saint.
(c) Sinner.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what kind of family did the Hindu family give their extra food in order to prevent them from starving?

2. Loving and serving the poor means giving the ________ one loves best, not just the leftovers that are available.

3. According to Mother Teresa, ____________ is a duty that all must take on in their lives.

4. Mother Teresa says that prayer produces _______ and that produces love and the ability to serve others.

5. St. Thomas believed that being holy required surrendering the __________ to God in all that a person does.

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