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

2. "Intercession the hallmark of sainthood, requires the certification of a ______."
(a) Vision.
(b) Miracle.
(c) Charitable act.
(d) Conversion.

3. Who did the doctor say in a 1994 Lancet article, made most of the decisions for the patients in Mother Teresa's Calcutta establishments?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Clergy.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Mother Teresa.

4. What does the author believe the enormous weight of received opinion a critic of Mother Teresa has to operate against is made up of?
(a) Fundamentalist deceptions.
(b) Scripture.
(c) Illusion.
(d) Wishful thinking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Foreword and Acknowledgments, what does the author suggest Mother Teresa was?

2. What is the name of Malcolm Muggeridge's 1969 BBC documentary?

3. What did John-Roger give to Mother Teresa?

4. How do the nuns in the Home for the Dying treat used needles?

5. What did Malcolm Muggeridge claim registered on a photographic film?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Church's policies on procreation in light of an overpopulated world.

3. In the introduction, what does the author think happens to one's view of Mother Teresa when her life is looked at without awe or reverence?

4. What is the author's opinion of a Mother Teresa quote that appeared in Ann Lander's column?

5. Why does Mother Teresa think that parents of drug users do not care for their children?

6. What is Mother Teresa's solution for abortion, and why is it obsolete?

7. Describe the Christopher Hitchens' opinion of Calcutta.

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

9. What was in the deputy district attorney's letter to Mother Teresa?

10. Upon returning to Albania in 1990, what did Mother Teresa do?

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