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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. While in Calcutta, what did the author witness the poor doing to Mother Teresa that he disliked?
(a) Kissing her feet.
(b) Praising her.
(c) Grabbing her hem.
(d) Condemning her.

3. What does the sign over Mother Teresa's morgue say?
(a) I die in peace.
(b) We go to live with God.
(c) My suffering is past.
(d) I am going to heaven today.

4. What is the name of the doctor and also editor of The Lancet who visited Mother Teresa's operation in Calcutta in 1994?
(a) Mary Loudon.
(b) Susan Shields.
(c) Emily Lewis.
(d) Robin Fox.

5. Who has John-Roger repeatedly claimed to have a superior "spiritual consciousness" to?
(a) American politicians.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) The apostle Paul.
(d) The pope.

6. A picture of Mother Teresa beside Michele Duvalier appeared in which Haitian publication?
(a) Claudisme.
(b) Signo Vinces.
(c) Concretes et Tangibles.
(d) L'Assaut.

7. What is the name of Mother Teresa's San Francisco hostel?
(a) Home for the Homeless.
(b) The Gift of Love.
(c) Shelter for the Weak to be Made Strong.
(d) Charity Never Faileth.

8. What political patron of Mother Teresa embarked on a criminal campaign of forced sterilization?
(a) Michele Duvalier.
(b) John-Roger.
(c) Rathy Sreedhar.
(d) Mrs. Indira Gandhi.

9. What did Mother Teresa refuse to include in a new home for the poor in the Bronx that caused the plans to be abandoned?
(a) A fire escape plan.
(b) An elevator.
(c) Conventional toilets.
(d) A Medical staff.

10. What were the Bangladesah war in 1971 and the sectarian brushfires in Assam responsible for?
(a) Calcutta's underpopulation.
(b) Calcutta's overpopulation.
(c) Calcutta sanctioned work houses.
(d) The exile of Christian missionaries.

11. Who wrote an unpublished manuscript entitled, In Mother's House?
(a) Ms. Elgy Gillespie.
(b) Emily Lewis.
(c) Susan Shields.
(d) Robin Fox.

12. What is the name of the documentary about Mother Teresa's shortcomings?
(a) When Borders Bleed.
(b) Blaming the Victims.
(c) Hell's Angel.
(d) Something Beautiful for God.

13. 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) Kissing.
(d) Holding.

14. Which category of patients is Ms. Elgy Gillespie, author, journalist and sometime editor of The San Francisco Review of books, experienced in caring for?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Leprosy.
(d) AIDS.

15. In what language was the slogan "In this sign shall ye conquer" written in the Haitian publication?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the president of Haiti when Mother Teresa's picture with Michele Duvalier was taken?

2. What is fake in Mother Teresa's picture with John-Roger?

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

4. According to the 1994 Lancet article, what medicine was a boy diagnosed with "probable malaria" prescribed by a visiting doctor?

5. According to the Introduction, what did Chinese generals use to "Christianize" their armies?

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