The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote an unpublished manuscript entitled, In Mother's House?

2. Who did Ken Macmillan credit for the footage of the House of the Dying?

3. Which category of patients is Ms. Elgy Gillespie, author, journalist and sometime editor of The San Francisco Review of books, experienced in caring for?

4. According to the Introduction, Haiti is renowned as the place where the _________ receive the _________ treatment.

5. Who has John-Roger repeatedly claimed to have a superior "spiritual consciousness" to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What result does the author point out, will come of China's family restrictions?

4. What were the results of the Christian "civilizing mission" as described in "Ubiquity," Chapter 1?

5. What do Mother Teresa's appearances described in "Ubiquity," Chapter 2 have in common?

6. What did Malcolm Muggeridge attribute Mother Teresa's use of his donation to?

7. Explain what the author believes the poorest of the poor are to Mother Teresa.

8. Why does the author dislike Mother Teresa's campaign for the Church's procreation policies?

9. How are Mother Teresa's patients in the Home for the Dying treated?

10. What are causes of Calcutta's overpopulation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Establish Malcolm Muggeridge's view of and affect on Mother Teresa's fame. Consider how much of his work attributes for the world's general perception of her. Describe how The Missionary Position differs from Malcolm Muggeridge's film and book on Mother Teresa.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the author's use of irony in the book. Refer to examples of content that show the ironic meaning of section titles. Describe what affect irony has on the content and genre.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the author's stance on religion and how it is apparent in the book. Consider how his stance affects the validity of his book and explains his purpose for writing it. Establish the degree of his bias over the content.

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