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Padre Pio: The True Story Quiz

C. Bernard Ruffin
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Padre Pio: The True Story Quiz

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1)

In Chapter 7, why did many people skip Padre Pio's masses? (from Chapter 6, Between Heaven and Hell, Chapter 7, The Double Exile, Chapter 8, The Dark Night of the Soul)

Because he gave mass out of his house.
Because he evoked demons.
Because he was always unprepared.
Because he spoke to heavenly beings.
2)

Why did the author say the 1960s were a sad time for Padre Pio? (from Chapter 30, The Greatest Cross, Chapter 31, Just in Time for My Golden Jubilee, Chapter 32, I Cannot Bear My Cross Anymore, Chapter 33, 'Give Me the Obedience to Die!', Chapter 34, Padre Pio Lives!, Chapter 35, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Epilogue, An Imitato)

The pope was cruel to him.
Many of his friends died.
The political environment limited his influence.
He couldn't bilocate any longer.
3)

In Chapter 9, why did Benedetto show tension toward Padre Pio? (from Chapter 9, Return to the Friary, Chapter 10, San Giovanni Rotondo, Chapter 11, The Spiritual Director, Chapter 12, The Stigmata)

He wanted him to retrun to the friary.
He wanted him to become a priest.
He wanted him to write a book.
He wanted him to teach classes.
4)

What did the author say in Chapter 8 about the desire behind the mystical experience? (from Chapter 6, Between Heaven and Hell, Chapter 7, The Double Exile, Chapter 8, The Dark Night of the Soul)

It is the desire to leave the world.
It is the desire to save one's self.
It is the desire to be awakened.
It is the desire to serve humanity.
5)

In Chapter 11, what did the author say was strange about Padre Pio's early followers? (from Chapter 9, Return to the Friary, Chapter 10, San Giovanni Rotondo, Chapter 11, The Spiritual Director, Chapter 12, The Stigmata)

They were originally non-believers.
They were Jewish.
They were women.
They were young.
6)

In Chapter 15, what did the author say Padre Pio accepted donations for? (from Chapter 13, Holiness or Hysteria?, Chapter 14, The Rumor of Sanctity, Chapter 15, The Friar and the Archbishop)

Only children.
The needy.
To pay for his medical expenses.
He refused donations.
7)

What did Karol Wojtyla ask of Padre Pio? (from Chapter 30, The Greatest Cross, Chapter 31, Just in Time for My Golden Jubilee, Chapter 32, I Cannot Bear My Cross Anymore, Chapter 33, 'Give Me the Obedience to Die!', Chapter 34, Padre Pio Lives!, Chapter 35, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Epilogue, An Imitato)

For money.
To vote for him for next pope.
To watch his congregation while he was gone.
For help healing.
8)

How many people did the author estimate attended Padre Pio's funeral? (from Chapter 30, The Greatest Cross, Chapter 31, Just in Time for My Golden Jubilee, Chapter 32, I Cannot Bear My Cross Anymore, Chapter 33, 'Give Me the Obedience to Die!', Chapter 34, Padre Pio Lives!, Chapter 35, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Epilogue, An Imitato)

Around 50,000.
Around 10,000.
Around 100,000.
It was a private ceremony.
9)

In Chapter 14, why did Padre Pio turn down an examination by Gerardo Agostino Gemelli? (from Chapter 13, Holiness or Hysteria?, Chapter 14, The Rumor of Sanctity, Chapter 15, The Friar and the Archbishop)

Because he wasn't Christian.
Because he wasn't certified.
He didn't turn the examination down.
Because he didn't have permission.
10)

In Chapter 9, how did Benedetto show his anger toward Padre Pio? (from Chapter 9, Return to the Friary, Chapter 10, San Giovanni Rotondo, Chapter 11, The Spiritual Director, Chapter 12, The Stigmata)

He sent him to Western Europe.
He cut off his ministry.
He didn't write him for months.
He didn't let him in the friary.
11)

In Chapter 23, how did American and British soldiers affect Padre Pio's ministry? (from Chapter 21, 'My Earthly Work Has Now Begun', Chapter 22, 'The Lord Is Not Moved to Pity', Chapter 23, Padre Pio and the GIs, Chapter 24, The World for a Parish)

They forced him to move.
They translated his writings.
They shrunk the number of followers.
They spread it.
12)

Why was Padre Pio sent to Foggia? (from Chapter 13, Holiness or Hysteria?, Chapter 14, The Rumor of Sanctity, Chapter 15, The Friar and the Archbishop)

Because he was being investigated.
Because his sister was sick.
Because they were starting a ministry there.
Because he was needed to help fix a fraudulent friary.
13)

When did Padre Pio visit Rome with his sister? (from Chapter 9, Return to the Friary, Chapter 10, San Giovanni Rotondo, Chapter 11, The Spiritual Director, Chapter 12, The Stigmata)

1920.
1917.
1910.
1927.
14)

In Chapter 27, why did the author described Padre Pio as "charismatic"? (from Chapter 25, 'A Magnificent Work of Charity', Chapter 26, A Day With Padre Pio, Chapter 27, The Charismatic, Chapter 28, Extraordinary Traveler, Chapter 29, The Doctor)

Because he renewed interest in the church.
Because he worked religious miracles.
Because he was a good public speaker.
Because most people loved him.
15)

In Chapter 8, how did the author try to tie Padre Pio's life to the stages of mystical experience? (from Chapter 6, Between Heaven and Hell, Chapter 7, The Double Exile, Chapter 8, The Dark Night of the Soul)

Through his first-hand experience with Padre Pio.
Through historical accounts of Padre Pio's life.
Through records from Padre Pio's church.
Through Padre Pio's writings.
16)

Who did Adelaide leave his trust to? (from Chapter 21, 'My Earthly Work Has Now Begun', Chapter 22, 'The Lord Is Not Moved to Pity', Chapter 23, Padre Pio and the GIs, Chapter 24, The World for a Parish)

Maria.
Padre Agostino.
Pius XII.
Padre Pio.
17)

In Chapter 27, how did Carrigan feel about Padre Pio's miracles? (from Chapter 25, 'A Magnificent Work of Charity', Chapter 26, A Day With Padre Pio, Chapter 27, The Charismatic, Chapter 28, Extraordinary Traveler, Chapter 29, The Doctor)

He was skeptical.
He tried to hide them.
He was worried about them.
He believed in them.
18)

How did Padre Pio supposedly convert Dr. Ricciardi to Christianity? (from Chapter 17, The Miracle-Worker, Chapter 18, 'L'Americana', Chapter 19, Continued Sorrows, Chapter 20, The Imprisonment)

By taking part in a bilocation.
By reading his mind.
By healing him on his death bed.
By turning inanimate objects into food.
19)

Who did Padre Pio say healed him in Chapter 30? (from Chapter 30, The Greatest Cross, Chapter 31, Just in Time for My Golden Jubilee, Chapter 32, I Cannot Bear My Cross Anymore, Chapter 33, 'Give Me the Obedience to Die!', Chapter 34, Padre Pio Lives!, Chapter 35, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Epilogue, An Imitato)

Himself.
The Virgin Mary.
Christ.
The doctors.
20)

What happened to Padre Pio's stigmata before his death? (from Chapter 30, The Greatest Cross, Chapter 31, Just in Time for My Golden Jubilee, Chapter 32, I Cannot Bear My Cross Anymore, Chapter 33, 'Give Me the Obedience to Die!', Chapter 34, Padre Pio Lives!, Chapter 35, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Epilogue, An Imitato)

They bled more.
They scabbed over.
They disappeared entirely.
They only bled a little.
21)

What did Don Giovanni Miscio say against Padre Pio and his ministry? (from Chapter 13, Holiness or Hysteria?, Chapter 14, The Rumor of Sanctity, Chapter 15, The Friar and the Archbishop)

He said they were distancing themselves from the church's doctrine.
He said they were robbing Padre Pio.
He said they were being tricked by Padre Pio.
He said they were using Padre Pio to make money.
22)

In 1933, what changed for Padre Pio? (from Chapter 17, The Miracle-Worker, Chapter 18, 'L'Americana', Chapter 19, Continued Sorrows, Chapter 20, The Imprisonment)

He could give mass publicly.
He could hear confessions from women.
He could give last rites.
He could break the host.
23)

When Pope Pius XI took over, what was his major concern? (from Chapter 13, Holiness or Hysteria?, Chapter 14, The Rumor of Sanctity, Chapter 15, The Friar and the Archbishop)

Weeding out frauds.
Working with ecstatics.
Totalitarian regimes.
Making the church more money.
24)

In Chapter 21, what did the author say Padre Pio's life was not when it came to supernatural feats? (from Chapter 21, 'My Earthly Work Has Now Begun', Chapter 22, 'The Lord Is Not Moved to Pity', Chapter 23, Padre Pio and the GIs, Chapter 24, The World for a Parish)

Painful.
Trustworthy.
A carnival.
A Biblical mirror.
25)

How did the author describe Padre Pio's thought of God in Chapter 8? (from Chapter 6, Between Heaven and Hell, Chapter 7, The Double Exile, Chapter 8, The Dark Night of the Soul)

Continual.
Physical.
Doubtful.
Tormented.
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