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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John-Roger give to Mother Teresa?
(a) A copy of his version of scripture.
(b) His personal thanks.
(c) A $10,000 check.
(d) An old building.

2. Of the impression his documentary helped to create, Malcolm Muggeridge said, "Mother Teresa's way of looking at life is barren soil for ________."
(a) Ratings.
(b) Copy writers.
(c) Today's populace.
(d) Entertainment.

3. What impression, according to the author, was essential to Muggeridge's project?
(a) That God lives in the charitable.
(b) That Calcutta is a hellhole.
(c) That Mother Teresa performed a miracle.
(d) That abortion is a sin.

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

5. In the Foreword and Acknowledgments, what does the author suggest Mother Teresa was?
(a) A strategic face of the Vatican.
(b) The chair of a missionary multinational.
(c) A self-sacrificing zealot.
(d) A beggar of means and power.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author observe that the people of Calcutta do not do?

3. The author of the 1994 Lancet article was disturbed to learn Mother Teresa's clinic uses no strong ________.

4. What were the Bangladesah war in 1971 and the sectarian brushfires in Assam responsible for?

5. What did the leaders of Haiti give to Mother Teresa?

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