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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mother Teresa once told a terminal cancer patient, "You are suffering like Christ on the cross. So Jesus must be ______ you."
(a) Praising.
(b) Watching.
(c) Holding.
(d) Kissing.

2. Who is the pastor mentioned in the Introduction of St. Teresa's in Washington D.C.?
(a) Marion Barry.
(b) George Stallings.
(c) Rathy Sreedhar.
(d) Jean-Claude Duvalier.

3. Who did Ken Macmillan credit for the footage of the House of the Dying?
(a) Kodak.
(b) God.
(c) Malcolm Muggeridge.
(d) Mother Teresa.

4. According to the Introduction, what did Chinese generals use to "Christianize" their armies?
(a) Barrels.
(b) Water bottles.
(c) Beaches.
(d) Firehose.

5. In which two magazines did the author publish early polemics against Mother Teresa?
(a) Time and Vanity Fair.
(b) The Nation and Vanity Fair.
(c) U.S. News and Time.
(d) People and U.S. News.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mother Teresa refuse to include in a new home for the poor in the Bronx that caused the plans to be abandoned?

2. What is the name of the documentary about Mother Teresa's shortcomings?

3. What does the sign over Mother Teresa's morgue say?

4. What political patron of Mother Teresa embarked on a criminal campaign of forced sterilization?

5. What pain killer is most often given in Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying?

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