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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Return to the Friary, Chapter 10, San Giovanni Rotondo, Chapter 11, The Spiritual Director, Chapter 12, The Stigmata.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Padre Pio study in Chapter 3 in order to become a friar?
(a) Biblical history.
(b) Charity mangement.
(c) Mary's life.
(d) Community life.

3. Even though Padre Pio showed religious enthusiasm as a child, what did his neighbors say in Chapter 2?
(a) That he rarely attended church.
(b) That he sometimes stole.
(c) That he defaced a Bible.
(d) That he never prayed in front of them.

4. In Chapter 8, what did the author say the first stage of mystical experiences is?
(a) Purification of the self.
(b) Awakening of the self.
(c) Spiritual marriage.
(d) Illumination.

5. How did Don Angelo treat Padre Pio as a boy?
(a) Kindly.
(b) He ignored him.
(c) Harshly.
(d) He teased him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author say in Chapter 8 about the desire behind the mystical experience?

2. How did Dr. Lombardi describe Padre Pio's trances?

3. How did Padre Pio feel about the mystics when he first learned about them?

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

5. Where did "Pio" come from in Padre Pio's name?

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