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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what city did Mother Teresa accept the Good Samaritan award?
2. Who maintained that "ensoulment" was the point in which a life becomes human and mortal?
3. Who served Richard Nixon as a member of a commission to investigate the ill effects of pornography?
4. What country has to seek an accommodation for its huge Protestant-majority province?
5. Which prominent Catholic writer has made the point that ranking contraception as a sin equivalent to abortion is cheapening the moral position on abortion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Mother Teresa's sense of morality. Describe instances when her actions or inactions appear amoral. When did her practices or the practices of her organization seem unethical? Explain Mother Teresa's possible justifications for her actions. Determine what Mother Teresa's moral responsibility is in the case of Charles Keating.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Mother Teresa is quoted as saying "...we cannot work for the rich; neither can we accept any money for what we do. Ours has to be a free service, and to the poor." Describe how Mother Teresa is, or is not true to her claim. Consider if Mother Teresa ever appears to be serving the rich, or soliciting money.
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