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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the 1994 Lancet article, what medicine was a boy diagnosed with "probable malaria" prescribed by a visiting doctor?
(a) Brufen.
(b) Chloroquine.
(c) Paracetamol.
(d) Tetracycline.

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

5. What was the role of Ken Macmillan on Malcolm Muggeridge's crew?
(a) Cameraman.
(b) Boom operator.
(c) Lighting.
(d) Translator.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in Calcutta, what did the author witness the poor doing to Mother Teresa that he disliked?

2. What quote from Lenin is used in the Introduction?

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

4. In how many countries, "without counting India," did Mother Teresa operate convents?

5. According to the book, how many years had Mother Teresa been working in Calcutta?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother Teresa's reaction to the deputy district attorney's letter reveal about her character?

2. How did Mother Teresa's appearance in Bhopal after the Bhopal chemical spill appear political?

3. In the Introduction, what does the author conclude the picture of Mother Teresa with Michele Duvalier announces about Mother Teresa?

4. What is contradicting about Mother Teresa's policy about taking patients to hospitals?

5. What was Christopher Hitchens' impression of Mother Teresa when he met her in person?

6. What are foreign doctors' feelings about the Home for the Dying?

7. What are causes of Calcutta's overpopulation?

8. What was Mother Teresa's involvement in a Nicaraguan conflict?

9. What does the author state in "Good Works & Heroic Virtues," Chapter 3, that Mother Teresa's acceptance of numerous awards, and her affectations of poverty prove?

10. Describe the affectation, well known to missionary fund-raisers, that the author accuses Mother Teresa of using, in "Good Works & Heroic Virtues," Chapter 3.

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