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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Catholic Church attempt to do in states where it is strong enough?
(a) Veto political candidates.
(b) Further its missionary programs.
(c) Make laws for believers and nonbelievers.
(d) Enforce doctrine.

2. In the Afterword, the author accuses a televangelist of reaching for the _______ of Mother Teresa.
(a) Legend.
(b) Gorgon's head.
(c) Biography.
(d) Challenge.

3. When awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize, what reason did Mother Teresa give to explain why many young people in the West were on drugs?
(a) Their families don't care for them.
(b) They have little understanding of real work.
(c) They are not close enough to God.
(d) There isn't enough charity.

4. What amount did Mother Teresa receive with her award from Prince Philip?
(a) £27,000
(b) £34,000
(c) £50,000
(d) £43,000

5. What does the author suggest in Chapter 3 of "Good Works & Heroic Virtues" would be possible if all of Mother Teresa's prize money was used on one project?
(a) The poor in Mother Teresa's homes could have several years' worth of rations.
(b) Calcutta could have a teaching hospital.
(c) The Home for the Dying could have 24-hour doctor supervision.
(d) The homeless of Calcutta could be afforded permanent shelter.

6. Who wrote the short story, "The Free Radio" in East, West?
(a) Salman Rushdie.
(b) Christopher Hitchens.
(c) Emily Lewis.
(d) Susan Shields.

7. Which author wrote of how Mother Teresa unexpectedly received an amount of money on the same day that it was needed in a biography?
(a) Malcolm Muggeridge.
(b) William Jay Jacobs.
(c) Edward Le Jolly.
(d) Dr. Lush Gjergji.

8. In what city did Mother Teresa accept the Good Samaritan award?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Rome.
(d) Boston.

9. What country has to seek an accommodation for its huge Protestant-majority province?
(a) Albania.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) India.
(d) Ireland.

10. What were the $50,000 rupees Sister Frances of Agra asked Mother Teresa for?
(a) A house for homeless.
(b) A house for AIDS patients.
(c) A house for children.
(d) A house for Malaria patients.

11. What expression does Washington vernacular still contain in honor of the United State Senators who did an infamous con man favors while receiving vast campaign donations in the form of other people's money?
(a) Maxwell Seven.
(b) John-Roger Three.
(c) Fox four.
(d) Keating Five.

12. According to the book, how many years have passed since the deputy district attorney requested a reply from Mother Teresa?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

13. When was Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1983.

14. Who says, in the Afterword, that he began judging Mother Teresa's reputation by her actions and words rather than her actions and words by her reputation?
(a) Charlie Rose.
(b) Ralph Reed.
(c) Christopher Hitchens.
(d) Lush Gjergji.

15. Who was the deputy district attorney who wrote a letter to Mother Teresa?
(a) Lance Ito.
(b) Paul Turley.
(c) Charles Keating.
(d) Robert Maxwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose methods of deception were "false prospectus" and "political bribe"?

2. Which prominent Catholic writer has made the point that ranking contraception as a sin equivalent to abortion is cheapening the moral position on abortion?

3. What was Mother Teresa's benefactor's sentence for his part in the Savings and Loan scandal?

4. What connection to population growth does one not need be a follower of Reverend Malthus to deduce?

5. In Judaism, what is a woman experiencing danger in childbirth supposed to do?

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