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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Holiness or Hysteria?, Chapter 14, The Rumor of Sanctity, Chapter 15, The Friar and the Archbishop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what did the author say many people believed about Padre Pio?
(a) That he could speak to the dead.
(b) That he had multiple personalities.
(c) That he could bilocate.
(d) That he was witness to Christ.

2. What did the author name the first five years after Padre Pio returned home?
(a) Double exile.
(b) Rebirth.
(c) The awakening.
(d) Freedom.

3. In Chapter 1, what was life like in Pietrelcina?
(a) The town had been flooding.
(b) Many people were ill.
(c) A wave of wealth passed through the town.
(d) Most of the women left.

4. In Chapter 9, why did Benedetto show tension toward Padre Pio?
(a) He wanted him to write a book.
(b) He wanted him to retrun to the friary.
(c) He wanted him to teach classes.
(d) He wanted him to become a priest.

5. Where did "Pio" come from in Padre Pio's name?
(a) A bishop.
(b) A pope.
(c) A king.
(d) A writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how did Padre Pio's father react when he told him about speaking with a guardian angle?

2. In Chapter 5, when did the author say Padre Pio experienced great exultation?

3. How did the author describe Padre Pio's thought of God in Chapter 8?

4. Even though the people of Pietrelcina were Roman Catholic, what other beliefs did they entertain?

5. In Chapter 6, what did Padre Pio know about Padre Agostino's prayer for him?

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