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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. Mother Teresa believes that __________ do not pray enough and if they did, they would be better at their jobs.

2. Christ will transform love itself into __________, according to one of Mother Teresa's ideas.

3. Poor people only die because no one would give them what they _________, according to Mother Teresa.

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. To where did Mother Teresa move when she was ready to start the next phase of becoming a nun, according to the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thomas Aquinas have to say about the idea of holiness, according to Mother Teresa?

2. What does Mother Teresa say should worry us at death since the idea of death should not worry us?

3. What was the second call that Mother Teresa received when she moved to India and was working as a nun?

4. Who were the residents of the Home for the Dying that Mother Teresa eventually opened up as a part of her service?

5. What is the excuse that Mother Teresa doesn't think people should believe in regards to holiness?

6. What does Mother Teresa believe the end result of doing God's work for his glory will be?

7. Why doesn't Mother Teresa agree that work and prayer are exclusive activities?

8. What does Mother Teresa believe a person will be judged by when they are about to go into Heaven?

9. What did Mother Teresa do when she received her first call to the ministry when she was a young woman?

10. What does Mother Teresa see as the difference in the way that Europe sees its poor versus how India sees its poor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

War can not be just, according to Mother Teresa. No human should end the life of another human being.

Part 1: Why do you think that Mother Teresa feels no war is just?

Part 2: Do you agree that no war can ever be just?

Part 3: How do you think the world would work if the only wars fought were the just ones?

Essay Topic 2

Dying in peace with God is thought to be the greatest thing, according to Mother Teresa.

Part 1: Why would a person want to die in peace?

Part 2: How do you think people try to die in peace? How might they attempt to settle their affairs before dying?

Part 3: Do you think it's always possible to die in peace?

Essay Topic 3

Teresa talks about how even the poorest families she knows still give their rice to others who seem to be in more dire circumstances.

Part 1: What do you think motivates people to help others?

Part 2: Why do you think a poor family would give all that they have to someone else?

Part 3: Do you think that you would be able to give away your last pieces of food, even if you were starving?

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