Albert Schweitzer: Great Humanitarian

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1. Albert Schweitzer was of German extraction. You can visit his birthplace today in which region? Thuringia Alsace Rhineland East Prussia

2. Schweitzer was a great lover of music. Which instrument did he most enjoy playing and which composer's music did he love to play? violin - Mozart cello - Brahms piano - Beethoven organ - Bach

3. Albert Schweitzer's religious and moral convictions led him to Africa, where he established a hospital which began in a converted chicken coop. Where did he establish this hospital, which still exists? Lagos Lubango Lambarene Lusaka

4. Which of the following is NOT a book written by Albert Schweitzer? The Quest of the Historical Jesus Peace or Atomic War? On the Edge of the Primeval Forest The Argument for Reverence for Life

5. Schweitzer said, "Living truth is that alone which has its origin in....". ethics thinking morals religion

6. Which of the following is NOT a repeated subject of Schweitzer's writings? all are frequent subjects of Schweitzer's writings reverence for life the will-to-live ethics

7. Albert Schweitzer won the Nobel Peace Prize. True False

8. Being German and practicing medicine in French Equatorial Africa during the First World War, Schweitzer was detained in France. He was taken to St. Remy en Provence, and stayed in the same institution which was the one-time residence of another famous personage. Who was this other person? Answer: (three words)

9. What is the "First Century" theology which was a major component of Schweitzer's writings on Jesus and Christianity? The belief by Jesus and his followers that the end of the world would occur in his generation The premise that all accurate major teachings of Jesus were documented in the first century after his death The Coptic Christian's belief in the personal relationship with God, minimizing the role of the clergy Emperor Constantine's resurrection of early Christian belief is what enabled Christianity to survive

10. What is unusual about the circumstances of Albert Schweitzer's death and funeral? His body was transferred back to Africa from Germany for burial He made his own burial cross He was pronounced dead and revived for a brief time He was buried in an unmarked grave with instructions not to reveal the location