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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mother Teresa didn't believe that countries should focus so much on protecting their __________ since the poor are suffering.
(a) Borders.
(b) Castles.
(c) Books.
(d) Riches.

2. The less we have, the more we will ________, according to the teachings of Mother Teresa.
(a) Have.
(b) Share.
(c) Live.
(d) Love.

3. St. Thomas believed that being holy required surrendering the __________ to God in all that a person does.
(a) Heart.
(b) Soul.
(c) Head.
(d) Hands.

4. Experiencing _______ is normal and human, but overcoming it is a heroic act, according to Mother Teresa.
(a) Possessiveness.
(b) Honor.
(c) Pride.
(d) Disgust.

5. What was the name of the first order in which Mother Teresa was trained and was sent to India? Sisters of Out Lady of ____________.
(a) Loreto.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Anne.
(d) Truth.

6. In order to be a saint, Mother Teresa said, you need to want to be a ___________, as the book states.
(a) Sinner.
(b) Poor person.
(c) God.
(d) Saint.

7. For how many days did the boy not eat sugar in order to give his portion to Mother Teresa as a gift?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

8. Mother Teresa says that a person must not refuse the broken ________ of the poor, but embrace them.
(a) Souls.
(b) Hands.
(c) Bodies.
(d) Eyes.

9. Give until it ________, according to the teachings of Mother Teresa, and then give some more.
(a) Doesn't matter anymore.
(b) Heals.
(c) Is gone.
(d) Hurts.

10. What was the item which was in severe shortage in Calcutta one year, causing people to ration what they had?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Corn.
(c) Meat.
(d) Wheat.

11. What was the year that Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize, according to the book?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1979.

12. The most authentic _________, according to Mother Teresa, is the one that focuses on love.
(a) War.
(b) Ministry.
(c) Revolution.
(d) Power.

13. According to Mother Teresa, ____________ is a duty that all must take on in their lives.
(a) Honor.
(b) Witnessing.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Truth.

14. What is the name of the house that Mother Teresa would open later in order to help another group of people? Home for the ____________.
(a) Faithful.
(b) Blessed.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Dying.

15. Mother Teresa says that ________ is the life that she wants to live, the Way to the Father.
(a) Truth.
(b) Love.
(c) Pain.
(d) Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Mother Teresa, ________ is a deeper, inner peace that shows in our eyes, our faces, and our attitudes.

2. The problems of the _________, according to Mother Teresa, are problems of the heart as opposed to the body.

3. Mother Teresa moved to __________ to become a part of a sisterhood, beginning her work in that country before moving on.

4. Mother Teresa does not believe that you need to be ________ in order to become a saint or to do good work in the world.

5. Mother Teresa named her new group the Missionaries of ___________, which then went on to help many poor people.

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