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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. The Marian piety is also known as a person's devotion to __________ in their lives, according to Mother Teresa.

2. God wants people to do small things with great _________, according to Mother Teresa.

3. A _______ can do much good and Mother Teresa thinks it is sad that this is often more difficult at home than it is out in the world.

4. Mother Teresa believes that __________ poverty is worse than all other forms of poverty in the world.

5. The poor also need the work of the hands and the __________ of others according to Mother Teresa herself.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother Teresa see herself as carrying with her as a result of her work with the poor?

2. What are the types of poverty that Mother Teresa mentions in the beginning of this section?

3. What does Mother Teresa believe should happen when someone has success in their lives?

4. What does Mother Teresa says drives people into addictions, according to the book?

5. What does Mother Teresa have to say about those who are truly dependent on money and on the making of money?

6. What was the reason why the girl would not take the food that was offered to her by Mother Teresa?

7. What does Mother Teresa say is the one thing which can destroy everything, according to her ideas about life?

8. What does Mother Teresa want humanity to decide to do for the rest of the world,according to the book?

9. What is beautiful, according to Mother Teresa, in reference to being with the elderly, according to the book?

10. What does Mother Teresa believe that people should do with their money, according to the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Teresa note that holiness is a duty that everyone must take on, according to one of her many quotes.

Part 1: Why do you think holiness is a duty that everyone must take on?

Part 2: What is another duty that you think others should always take on? Why?

Part 3: How do you think a person's life changes when they are holy in all that the do?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Mother Teresa does not care for money, according to her own admission.

Part 1: Why do you think Teresa feels that money is not a good thing?

Part 2: What do you think about money? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Part 3: Why do you think that money could be a good thing, if it is used wisely?

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