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WorksheetsFr. Damien of Molokai
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 22mins
What was St. Damien's religious order commonly called?
The Carmelites
The Franciscans
The Jesuits
The Fathers of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
What was life like on the island during the epidemic?
Harsh and cold
Easy, cheerful and had an organized religious life
Food was scarce
None of the above
How did the medical doctors treat the lepers?
With antibiotics
With curing creams
Didn't touch them and left medicine on a table for them to collect
Sent them back to Honolulu after they were cured
The greatest act that Father Damien performed was to...
Restore the lepers' dignity
Restore government
Restore religious order
Vaccinate the village
What religious order came to assist Father Damien?
The Benedictines
The Franciscans
The Trappists
The Sisters of St. Paul
How did Father Damien first suspect that he had contracted leprosy?
When he fed a leper
Someone had sneezed on him
He had seen a blemish on his hand
While soaking his feet in hot water and he did not feel pain
Why did the Board of Health choose Molokai as a settlement for the lepers?
It was close to Honolulu
It had the best conditions for them
It was isolated and could enforce the segregation policy
It had a surplus of food for the lepers
During Fr. Damien's low periods of his life on Molokai, what was he most concerned with?
Catching leprosy
Catching influenza
Housing
Loneliness
What was Fr. Damien's promise to the sisters?
That they would have vaccinations
That they would not catch leprosy
That they would not catch influenza
None of the options are correct
What did Fr. Damien request in his last days?
Confession
Food
Medicine
Shelter
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary were most known for which of the following:
Eucharistic Adoration
Missionary Work
Gardening
Pastoral Work
Hansen's Disease is also known as...
Cancer
Chicken Pox
Leprosy
The Plague
Fr. Damien was concerned for all the following except...
Dignity of the lepers
Dental Needs
Compassion for the lepers
Caring for the marginalized
To beatify means to..
Declare someone a saint
To formally announce that someone has lived a holy life
To say that someone is beautiful
None of the options are correct
To be canonized is to be...
Announced as living a holy life
To be officially declared a saint
To be blessed
To be beatified
