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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 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.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what did the author say led to Padre Pio's political involvement?
(a) Meeting American soldiers.
(b) Communism.
(c) Crime in his neighborhood.
(d) Reading secular texts.

2. In Chapter 6, what did Padre Pio know about Padre Agostino's prayer for him?
(a) That he was thinking of a woman.
(b) That he skipped the rosary.
(c) That he was considering what he would say at his funeral.
(d) That he did it in English.

3. In Chapter 7, what did the author say he came to assume from reading the letters of Padre Pio's family?
(a) That his sister had an out-of-wedlock pregnancy.
(b) That the local church was becoming corrupt.
(c) That his brother had killed someone accidentally.
(d) That Padre Pio wasn't welcome in his hometown.

4. Why did Pope Benedict XV protect Padre Pio during his lifetime?
(a) He didn't, Pope Benedict XV was Padre Pio's enemy.
(b) Because he protected all Catholics.
(c) Because he felt that Padre Pio was authentic.
(d) Because he took an oath to protect Padre Pio.

5. What did Padre Pio say about San Giovanni Rotondo during World War II?
(a) That it would be spared.
(b) That it would see the devil.
(c) That it would be his new home.
(d) That it would fall to Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pope Pius XI took over, what was his major concern?

2. In Chapter 13, how did the author say he felt toward reports that Padre Pio was neurotic?

3. In Chapter 7, why did many townspeople claim demons circled Padre Pio?

4. Who recorded the instance of Padre Pio speaking with demons?

5. When did the author say Padre Pio probably met his first protestant?

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