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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wrote the short story, "The Free Radio" in East, West?
2. Which author wrote of how Mother Teresa unexpectedly received an amount of money on the same day that it was needed in a biography?
3. Which prominent Catholic writer has made the point that ranking contraception as a sin equivalent to abortion is cheapening the moral position on abortion?
4. Who maintained that "ensoulment" was the point in which a life becomes human and mortal?
5. Who publicly represents the Christian fundamentalist cohort, founded by Pat Robertson?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Mother Teresa's claim of being apolitical. Describe the political aspects of Mother Teresa's life, and her involvement in them. Explain what motivations Mother Teresa might have had for getting, or not getting involved in politics. Determine how much of her life's work was political.
Essay Topic 2
Describe what impact Mother Teresa's childhood in Albania had on the rest of her life. Did she have loyalties to Albania? Did any loyalties clash with her beliefs or life's work? How is Mother Teresa's upbringing apparent in her fully developed character? What qualities did Mother Teresa have in common with Albania's government?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the impact Roman Catholicism had on Mother Teresa's life. Decide how many of her qualities can be attributed to her Catholicism. Consider the following questions:
a) How much of Mother Teresa is unique?
b) How much of Mother Teresa is molded from the church?
c) Does she appear to have a sense of self?
d) If the Church were to create the perfect nun, how different would it be from Mother Teresa?
e) Did Mother Teresa's devotion to the church create or destroy her?
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