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