Class-XI
Prose
Chapter- 4
Nobel Lecture
-Mother Teresa
Nobel Lecture SAQ
SAQ (Short Questions and Answers)
1) ‘As we have gathered here together..’ – Why did they gather?
Ans. The Norwegian people gathered to listen to the speech of Mother Teresa at the time of the Nobel Peace Prize award.
2)What was the prayer that Mother Teresa wished to pray at the very beginning of her lecture on the Nobel Peace Prize?
Ans. Mother Teresa wished to pray the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi at the very beginning of her lecture on the Nobel Peace Prize.
3)When did St. Francis of Assisi compose the prayer?
Ans. St. Francis of Assisi composed the prayer 400 – 500 years ago.
4)When did Mother Teresa and her sisters use to pray this prayer?
Ans. Mother Teresa and her sisters used to pray this prayer every day after Holy Communion.
5) What is Holy Communion?
Ans. Holy Communion is a sacred ritual of Christians where the believers get together and commemorate Jesus Christ’s sacrifice through prayer and meditation. Bread and wine are the two essential elements in Holy Communion.
6)Why did the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi surprise Mother Teresa? Or. Why is the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi befitting for each one of us?
Ans. The prayer of St. Francis of Assisi surprised Mother Teresa because they had the same difficulties 400-500 years ago that we have today.
7)Why did God give his son to the world?
Ans. God gave his son to the world because he loved the world so much.
8) To whom did God give his son?
Ans. God gave his son to Virgin Mary.
9)Who was the first messenger of peace?
Ans. The unborn child in the womb of Elizabeth was the first messenger of peace.
10)Why did the unborn child in the womb of Elizabeth leap with joy?
Ans. The unborn child in the womb of Elizabeth leapt with joy because she came to know the good news of Jesus Christ’s coming to this world.
11)Who was the prince of peace?
Ans. Jesus Christ was the prince of peace.
12)Why did St. John call us liars?
Ans. St John called us liars because we say we love God and we do not love our neighbour.
13)Whom should we love to love God as advised by St. John?
Ans. St. John advised that we should love our neighbours to love God.
14)Among whom can we find Christ?
Ans. We can find Christ among hungry, naked, homeless, sick, lonely and unwanted.
15)Why was everybody in a home looking towards the door?
Ans. Everybody in a home was looking towards the door because they were hoping that their son or daughter would come to visit them.
16)Why were the people in the home hurt?
Ans. The people in the home were hurt because they were forgotten by their son and daughter.
17)What, according to Mother Teresa, are the difficult days for everybody?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, if someone is passing his days feeling lonely, sick and worried, these days are the difficult days for everybody.
18) ‘I was surprised in the West to see.’ – Why was Mother Teresa surprised to see in the west?
Ans. Mother Teresa was surprised to see in the west because so many young boys and girls were addicted to drugs.
19)What is Mother Teresa’s point of view about drug addiction among young people?
Ans. Mother Teresa points out that parents are so busy and they have no time to look after their sons and daughters.
20) What, according to Mother Teresa, is the greatest destroyer of peace?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, abortion is the greatest destroyer of peace.
21)How did Mother Teresa fight abortion?
Ans. Mother Teresa fought against abortion by adoption.
22)How did Mother Teresa save thousands of lives from abortion? Or. What message did Mother Teresa send to all the clinics, hospitals and police stations?
Ans. Mother Teresa sent messages to all the clinics, hospitals, police stations and requested them not to destroy the unborn children as they would take them.
23) ‘And we have a tremendous demand from the families who has no children.’ – What was in tremendous demand?
Ans. The unwanted children collected from the clinics, hospitals and police stations were in tremendous demand.
24) ‘That is the blessing of God for us.’ – What is the ‘blessing’ referred to here?
Ans. The ‘blessing’ referred to here is the tremendous demand of unwanted children from families who have no children.
25)To whom did Mother Teresa and his sisters teach natural family planning?
Ans. Mother Teresa and his sisters taught natural family planning to the beggars, leprosy patients, slum dwellers and the people of the street.
26)What was the result of natural family planning in six years in Calcutta?
Ans. 61273 babies were less in six years in Calcutta.
27)How did the poor people practise natural family planning?
Ans. They practised the natural way of abstaining, of self-control, out of love for each other.
28)What did the poor people tell to Mother Teresa after getting the good effects of family planning?
Ans. After getting the good effects of family planning, they told to Mother Teresa that their family is healthy, united and they could have a baby whenever they wanted.
29)How did Mother Teresa address the poor people in ‘Nobel Lecture’?
Ans. Mother Teresa addressed the poor people in ‘Nobel Lecture’ by saying them ‘very great people’ and ‘very wonderful people’.
30)Who, according to Mother Teresa, are the very great people?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, the poor are very great people.
31) Who, according to Mother Teresa, can teach us so many beautiful things?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, the poor can teach us so many beautiful things.
32) “I was hungry – I was naked – I was homeless – I was unwanted.” – Who said these words.
Ans. Jesus Christ said these words.
33)How many people did Mother Teresa and his sisters pick up from the street?
Ans. Mother Teresa and his sisters picked up four people from the street.
34) How did the worst person of the four die?
Ans. The worst person of the four died with a beautiful smile on her face, she took hold of Mother’s hand and said only one word: Thank you.
35) ‘I have lived like an animal.’- who is the speaker?
Ans. The man who was picked up from the drain is the speaker.
36)What was the age of the boy who wanted to give his sugar to Mother Teresa?
Ans. A four-year Hindu boy wanted to give his sugar to Mother Teresa.
37) How many days did the boy not eat sugar to save it?
Ans. The boy did not eat sugar for three days.
38)How did the boy of four years share his love?
Ans. The boy of four years shared his love by saving and sharing his sugar for the children of Mother Teresa.
39)What did Mother Teresa want his audience to do?
Ans. Mother Teresa wanted his audience to find the poor in their own home first.
40)Why did Mother Teresa go to a Hindu family with eight children?
Ans. Mother Teresa went to the Hindu family with eight children to give them some rice as they had not eaten for so long.
41)With whom did the mother of a Hindu family divide the rice?
Ans. The mother of a Hindu family divided the rice with a Muslim family.
42)Why did not Mother Teresa bring more rice that morning?
Ans. Mother Teresa did not bring more rice that morning because she wanted them to enjoy the joy of sharing.
43)What did Mother Teresa desire to do with the Nobel Prize money?
Ans. Mother Teresa desired to make a home for homeless people.
44) ‘I found the poverty of the west so much more difficult to remove.’ – Why was the poverty of the west much more difficult to remove?
Ans. The poverty of the west was much more difficult to remove because they felt unwanted, unloved, terrified and were thrown out of society.
45)What, according to Mother Teresa, is the beginning of love?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, smile is the beginning of love.
46)What, according to Mother Teresa, is the importance of smile?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, smile is important because it is the beginning of love.
47)Who donated 15 dollars to Mother Teresa?
Ans. A man who was bedridden for twenty years donated 15 dollars.
48)How did the man save money?
Ans. He saved the money by abstaining from smoking for one week.
49) How many professors came from the United States?
Ans. Fourteen professors came from the United States
50) Why did the professors come to Mother Teresa?
Ans. The professors came to Mother Teresa to visit her home for the dying.
51)How many dying people did Mother Teresa pick from the street of Calcutta?
Ans. Mother Teresa picked 36000 dying people from the street of Calcutta.
52)How many dying people died a beautiful death?
Ans. 18000 people died a beautiful death.
53) According to Mother Teresa who are very great people?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, the poor are very great people.
54) What according to Mother Teresa, is the beginning of love?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, the smile is the beginning of love.
55) What is mother Teresa's point of view about drug addiction among young people?
Ans. Mother Teresa's point of view about drug addiction among young people is parental neglect.
56) What was the age of the boy who wanted to give his sugar to Mother Teresa?
Ans. The age of the boy who wanted to give his sugar to Mother Teresa was four.
57) According to Mother Teresa who can "teach us so many beautiful things"?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, the poor people can 'teach so many beautiful things".
58) Why did Mother Teresa consider abortion as a direct killing?
Ans. Mother Teresa considered abortion as a direct killing because, a mother in abortion directly murders her child.
59) What, according to Mother Teresa, is the greatest destroyer of peace today?
Ans. According to Mother Teresa, the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion.
60) "I was hungry - I was naked I was homeless, I was unwanted," - Who said these words?
Ans. Jesus Christ said these words.
61) Who came to give sugar to Mother Teresa?
Ans. A little Hindu boy of four years old along with his parents came to give sugar to Mother Teresa.
62) What great difficulty did Mother Teresa have once in Calcutta?
Ans. In Calcutta, Mother Teresa once had great difficulty in getting sugar.
63) Where does love begin?
Ans. Love begins at home.
64) Who was going to die like an angel?
Ans. The man, half eaten with worms, said that he was going to die like an angel.
65) Why are young boys and girls in the West given to drugs?
Ans. Young boys and girls in the West given to drugs as there is no one in their family to receive them.
66) Why are the old parents looking towards the door?
Ans. The old parents were looking towards the door because they hoped that a son or daughter would come to visit them.
67) Why did Jesus become man?
Ans. Jesus became man to bring good news of peace to the poor.
68) Who was the son of God?
Ans. Jesus Christ was the son of God.
69) Why did God give His son to the world?
Ans. God gave His son because he loved the world very much.
70) Who was the first messenger of peace?
Ans. The unborn child who leapt with joy in the womb of Elizabeth was the first messengers of peace.
71) Who was the prince of peace?
Ans. Jesus Christ was the prince of peace.
72) How did Jesus show his greater love to man?
Ans. Jesus showed his greater love to man by the supreme sacrifice of his own life on the cross.
73) Why didn't Mother Teresa take more rice that evening?
Ans. Mother Teresa did not take more rice that evening because she wanted the children to enjoy the joy of sharing.
74) How much money did Mother Teresa receive from the man who was lying on his back for the last twenty years?
Ans. Mother Teresa received 15 dollars from the man who was lying on his back for the last twenty years.
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