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Mother Teresa
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  • 1. Where was Mother Teresa born?
A) Dublin, Ireland
B) Rome, Italy
C) Skopje, Macedonia
D) Kolkata, India
  • 2. What year was Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
A) 1985
B) 1993
C) 1979
D) 2001
  • 3. Which religious order did Mother Teresa found?
A) Missionaries of Charity
B) Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
C) Sisters of Mercy
D) Franciscan Sisters of the Poor
  • 4. In what year did Mother Teresa die?
A) 1986
B) 2010
C) 1997
D) 2005
  • 5. What language did Mother Teresa learn to speak fluently?
A) Bengali
B) Tamil
C) Telugu
D) Hindi
  • 6. Mother Teresa was made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in which year?
A) 2002
B) 2016
C) 1998
D) 2010
  • 7. For her humanitarian work, Mother Teresa was awarded what civilian award from India?
A) Bharat Ratna
B) Padma Bhushan
C) Param Vir Chakra
D) Ashoka Chakra
  • 8. In what year did Mother Teresa receive the Padma Shri award from the Indian government?
A) 1962
B) 1980
C) 1975
D) 1990
  • 9. What country was Mother Teresa a citizen of?
A) India
B) Italy
C) Albania
D) Spain
  • 10. Which hospital in Kolkata did Mother Teresa establish?
A) Nirmal Hriday
B) Sacred Heart Hospital
C) Saint Joseph Hospital
D) Holy Cross Hospital
  • 11. What was Mother Teresa's birth name?
A) Saint Anjezë Bojaxhiu
B) Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu
C) Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
D) Teresa of Calcutta
  • 12. At what age did Mother Teresa move to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto?
A) 12
B) 25
C) 30
D) 18
  • 13. Which prize did Mother Teresa receive in 1979?
A) Nobel Peace Prize
B) Oscar Award
C) Man Booker Prize
D) Pulitzer Prize
  • 14. What was the name of the saint after whom Mother Teresa chose her religious name?
A) Vincent de Paul
B) Ignatius Loyola
C) Francis Xavier
D) Thérèse de Lisieux
  • 15. What was the color scheme of the habit worn by the Missionaries of Charity?
A) Black robe with white cross
B) Red dress with gold trim
C) White sari with two blue borders
D) Green cloak with silver stars
  • 16. Which event in 1946 influenced Mother Teresa's decision to serve the poor?
A) Bengal famine of 1943
B) Partition of India
C) Direct Action Day
D) Independence of India
  • 17. What was Mother Teresa's role at the Loreto convent school in Entally?
A) Caretaker
B) Principal
C) Headmistress
D) Student
  • 18. When did Mother Teresa experience 'the call within the call'?
A) After founding the Missionaries of Charity
B) During her first year of missionary work
C) In 1952
D) On 10 September 1946
  • 19. What was the purpose of the Missionaries of Charity, as described by Mother Teresa?
A) To establish schools and hospitals only in India
B) To convert people to Christianity
C) To provide financial assistance to wealthy individuals
D) To care for 'the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the lepers, all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society'
  • 20. Where did Mother Teresa open her first hospice with help from Calcutta officials?
A) In a convent in Darjeeling
B) In a newly built hospital in Motijhil
C) In an abandoned Hindu temple converted into the Kalighat Home for the Dying
D) In a church in Patna
  • 21. In which year did Mother Teresa open her first house outside India?
A) 1970, in Tanzania
B) 1984, in Austria
C) 1965, in Venezuela
D) 1958, in Rome
  • 22. How many sisters were part of the Missionaries of Charity by 2007?
A) Less than 1,000 sisters
B) Over 10,000 sisters
C) About 5,000 sisters worldwide
D) Exactly 4,000 sisters
  • 23. By which three identities did Mother Teresa describe herself?
A) Bengali by faith, Indian by language, Catholic by nationality
B) Catholic by nationality, Albanian by religion, Indian by language
C) Indian by birth, Albanian by nationality, Buddhist by religion
D) Albanian by blood, Indian by citizenship, Catholic nun by faith
  • 24. Which city did Mother Teresa visit during the Troubles era, leading to an embarrassing situation?
A) Edinburgh
B) London
C) Belfast
D) Dublin
  • 25. Who did Mother Teresa broker a temporary cease-fire with to rescue children during the Siege of Beirut?
A) Syrian forces and Lebanese militias
B) Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas
C) Egyptian military and Syrian rebels
D) Jordanian troops and Israeli soldiers
  • 26. Which Soviet Premier did Mother Teresa meet after the 1988 earthquake in Armenia?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Leonid Brezhnev
C) Nikolai Ryzhkov
D) Yuri Andropov
  • 27. Which countries did Mother Teresa visit to assist with the aftermath of natural disasters?
A) China, Japan, South Korea
B) India, Nepal, Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
D) Ethiopia, Chernobyl, Armenia
  • 28. In which year did Mother Teresa return to Albania for the first time since her early life?
A) 1991
B) 1978
C) 2000
D) 1985
  • 29. How many missions did the Missionaries of Charity operate by 1996?
A) 600
B) 517
C) 300
D) 400
  • 30. In how many countries were the Missionaries of Charity's missions operating by 1996?
A) 50
B) 75
C) 150
D) Over 100
  • 31. How many sisters were part of the Missionaries of Charity by 1996?
A) Hundreds
B) Thousands
C) Tens
D) Dozens
  • 32. How many establishments did the Missionaries of Charity operate in the United States by 1984?
A) 10
B) 19
C) 30
D) 25
  • 33. In which year did Mother Teresa receive a heart attack in Rome?
A) 1989
B) 1983
C) 1991
D) 1996
  • 34. What medical device was implanted in Mother Teresa following her second heart attack?
A) Stent
B) Pacemaker
C) Defibrillator
D) Ventilator
  • 35. Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan that praised Mother Teresa after her death?
A) Manmohan Singh
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D) Nawaz Sharif
  • 36. Which organization clashed with Mother Teresa over the Christian Dalits but praised her in death?
A) Vishwa Hindu Parishad
B) Bharatiya Janata Party
C) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
D) Indian National Congress
  • 37. Who criticized Mother Teresa for promoting a 'cult of suffering'?
A) Derek O'Brien
B) Mohan Bhagwat
C) Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya
D) Aroup Chatterjee
  • 38. What did the Indian fortnightly Frontline say about the charges against Mother Teresa?
A) The charges were 'patently false'.
B) The charges were justified.
C) The charges had significant impact.
D) The charges were partially true.
  • 39. Who was the leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh that commented on Mother Teresa's objective?
A) Mohan Bhagwat
B) Nawaz Sharif
C) Angelo Sodano
D) Vishwa Hindu Parishad
  • 40. What did the Indian government issue to Mother Teresa under her birth name?
A) Residency permit
B) Diplomatic passport
C) Visa
D) Citizenship certificate
  • 41. Who directed the BBC documentary 'Something Beautiful for God' that contributed to Mother Teresa's fame?
A) William J. Byron
B) Malcolm Muggeridge
C) Charles Keating
D) Pope Paul VI
  • 42. Which Pope awarded Mother Teresa the inaugural Pope John XXIII Peace Prize?
A) Pope Paul VI
B) Pope John Paul II
C) Pope Francis
D) Pope Benedict XVI
  • 43. Which country gave Mother Teresa the Golden Honour of the Nation?
A) India
B) United States
C) Italy
D) Albania
  • 44. Who was one of Mother Teresa's most outspoken critics?
A) Christopher Hitchens
B) Geneviève Chénard
C) Navin B. Chawla
D) Serge Larivée
  • 45. In which year did Mother Teresa defend Jesuit priest Donald McGuire against allegations of sexual abuse?
A) 1985
B) 1994
C) 2006
D) 2009
  • 46. What was Mother Teresa's relationship with Father Donald McGuire when she defended him?
A) He was her confessor.
B) He was a student.
C) He was her brother.
D) He was a colleague.
  • 47. In what year was Father Donald McGuire convicted of sexually molesting multiple children?
A) 2009
B) 1994
C) 2006
D) 2010
  • 48. What did Mother Teresa describe as 'the greatest destroyer of peace today'?
A) War
B) Abortion
C) Disease
D) Poverty
  • 49. Who was Mother Teresa's spiritual advisor since the formation of the Missionaries of Charity?
A) Michael van der Peet
B) Calcutta Archbishop Ferdinand Perier
C) Pope Benedict XVI
D) Jesuit priest Celeste van Exem
  • 50. What did Mother Teresa request regarding her letters?
A) That they be kept secret forever
B) That they be published immediately
C) That they be destroyed
D) That they be sent to the Vatican
  • 51. Who was appointed postulator for Mother Teresa's beatification process?
A) Christopher Hitchens
B) Brian Kolodiejchuk
C) Ranjan Mustafi
D) Sister Nirmala
  • 52. How many documents did Brian Kolodiejchuk submit for Mother Teresa's beatification?
A) 76 documents
B) 50 documents
C) 100 documents
D) 30 documents
  • 53. How many witnesses were interviewed for Mother Teresa's beatification process?
A) 150 witnesses
B) 200 witnesses
C) 113 witnesses
D) 100 witnesses
  • 54. How many questions were asked to the witnesses during Mother Teresa's beatification process?
A) 200 questions
B) 300 questions
C) 250 questions
D) 263 questions
  • 55. Who was the Indian woman whose healing was recognized as a miracle for Mother Teresa's canonization?
A) Chatterjee
B) Sister Nirmala
C) Sister Betta
D) Monica Besra
  • 56. Who treated Monica Besra and claimed her cyst was caused by tuberculosis?
A) Sister Betta
B) Christopher Hitchens
C) Brian Kolodiejchuk
D) Ranjan Mustafi
  • 57. Which hospital reported being pressured to call Monica Besra's cure miraculous?
A) Balurghat Hospital
B) St. Mary's Hospital
C) Calcutta General Hospital
D) Kolkata Medical Center
  • 58. On what date did the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issue its nihil obstat for Mother Teresa?
A) 21 April 1999
B) 19 October 2003
C) 2 March 1997
D) 15 December 2000
  • 59. What title did Catholics use for Mother Teresa after her beatification?
A) Blessed
B) Saint
C) Servant of God
D) Venerable
  • 60. Who was the first patron saint of Calcutta before Mother Teresa?
A) Giambattista Diquattro
B) Pope John Paul II
C) Mother Teresa herself
D) St. Francis Xavier
  • 61. Which organization runs the Mother Teresa Girls Home?
A) Missionaries of Charity
B) Sevalaya
C) Albanian Government
D) Indian Railways
  • 62. What is the name of the train introduced by Indian Railways to commemorate Mother Teresa?
A) Teresa Special
B) Calcutta Express
C) Mother Express
D) Saint Teresa Train
  • 63. Who directed the short documentary films about Mother Teresa's life and work among the poor in India?
A) Amar Kumar Bhattacharya
B) Kamal Musale
C) Malcolm Muggeridge
D) Geraldine Chaplin
  • 64. In what year was the documentary film 'Mother Teresa: No Greater Love' released?
A) 2022
B) 2014
C) 2001
D) 1994
  • 65. Who portrayed Mother Teresa in the 1997 Art Film Festival award-winning film 'Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor'?
A) Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz
B) Geraldine Chaplin
C) Noomi Rapace
D) Juliet Stevenson
  • 66. What award did the Italian television miniseries 'Mother Teresa of Calcutta' receive upon re-release in 2007?
A) Golden Globe
B) Vatican honor
C) Art Film Festival award
D) CAMIE award
  • 67. Who played Mother Teresa in the 2014 film 'The Letters'?
A) Juliet Stevenson
B) Olivia Hussey
C) Geraldine Chaplin
D) Noomi Rapace
  • 68. Which director created the 2022 film 'Mother Teresa & Me'?
A) Geraldine Chaplin
B) Malcolm Muggeridge
C) Amar Kumar Bhattacharya
D) Kamal Musale
  • 69. Who portrayed Mother Teresa in the 2025 film 'Mother'?
A) Juliet Stevenson
B) Noomi Rapace
C) Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz
D) Geraldine Chaplin
  • 70. In which television series did Mother Teresa appear and introduce some episodes?
A) Bible Ki Kahaniyan
B) Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor
C) Hell's Angel
D) The Letters
  • 71. What is the title of the 2004 Argentine musical based on Mother Teresa's life?
A) Teresa, la Obra en Musical
B) Mother Teresa & Me
C) The Letters
D) Mother Teresa: No Greater Love
  • 72. Who played Mother Teresa in the film 'Mother Teresa & Me'?
A) Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz
B) Noomi Rapace
C) Olivia Hussey
D) Geraldine Chaplin
  • 73. Which actor portrayed Mother Teresa in the Italian television miniseries 'Mother Teresa of Calcutta'?
A) Juliet Stevenson
B) Noomi Rapace
C) Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz
D) Olivia Hussey
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