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Quiz about Albert Schweitzer Great  Humanitarian
Quiz about Albert Schweitzer Great  Humanitarian

Albert Schweitzer: Great Humanitarian Quiz


Albert Schweitzer was a physician, musician, writer, religious scholar, and humanitarian who dedicated his life to healing the sick in the jungles of Africa. Delve into the character of this exceptional human being.

A multiple-choice quiz by jstagamtome. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
jstagamtome
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
307,680
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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294
Question 1 of 10
1. Albert Schweitzer was of German extraction. You can visit his birthplace today in which region? Hint


Question 2 of 10
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? Hint


Question 3 of 10
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? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following is NOT a book written by Albert Schweitzer? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Schweitzer said, "Living truth is that alone which has its origin in....". Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following is NOT a repeated subject of Schweitzer's writings? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Albert Schweitzer won the Nobel Peace Prize.


Question 8 of 10
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)
Question 9 of 10
9. What is the "First Century" theology which was a major component of Schweitzer's writings on Jesus and Christianity? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is unusual about the circumstances of Albert Schweitzer's death and funeral? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Albert Schweitzer was of German extraction. You can visit his birthplace today in which region?

Answer: Alsace

His birthplace in Kaisersberg can be visited. It is now in the Alsace region of France.
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?

Answer: organ - Bach

One can still listen to his own improvisations of Bach's works, as recordings of his music were made.
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?

Answer: Lambarene

Formerly located in French Equatorial Africa, it is now in the nation of Gabon. The hospital is about one hundred miles inland, on the banks of the Ogooue river. It performs 5,000 operations a year, 4,000 dental procedures, and has 40,000 patient visits.
4. Which of the following is NOT a book written by Albert Schweitzer?

Answer: The Argument for Reverence for Life

Although Schweitzer's reverence for life is the justification for his Nobel peace prize in 1952, he wrote no book with this title.
5. Schweitzer said, "Living truth is that alone which has its origin in....".

Answer: thinking

From "Out of My Life and Thought", p. 223. He went on to say "With its depreciation of thinking, our generation has lost its feeling for sincerity and with it that for truth as well."
6. Which of the following is NOT a repeated subject of Schweitzer's writings?

Answer: all are frequent subjects of Schweitzer's writings

Reverence for life was Schweitzer's most significant theme. He felt that reverence for life led to a spiritual relationship with the universe. It is also what won him the Nobel Peace Prize.
7. Albert Schweitzer won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Answer: True

He won the prize in 1952 for his ideas on reverence for life. Although he was not present for the acceptance ceremony (he was working in Africa) the text of the presentation is readily available, and details Schweitzer's childhood deeds illustrating his reverence for all life, and their maturation into meaningful humanitarian service.
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: Vincent Van Gogh

There is some dispute over whether Schweitzer (who was there in 1917-1918) was domiciled in the same room as Vincent, but the institution was the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, an insane asylum at the time of Van Gogh's residence (1889-1890). It is also unclear whether Schweitzer was there as a prisoner or a patient.
9. What is the "First Century" theology which was a major component of Schweitzer's writings on Jesus and Christianity?

Answer: The belief by Jesus and his followers that the end of the world would occur in his generation

Emperor Constantine solidified the church's altered theology, thereby contradicting the scripture related to Jesus' belief that the end of the world was imminent in his generation.
10. What is unusual about the circumstances of Albert Schweitzer's death and funeral?

Answer: He made his own burial cross

It takes a deeply religious and humble person to perform such an act.
Source: Author jstagamtome

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