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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being declared terminally ill, when was Padre Pio able to leave his bed?
(a) He could never leave his bed.
(b) For mass.
(c) To work with Benedetto.
(d) Whenever he wanted.

2. In Chapter 3, why did Padre Pio decide to live a life of suffering?
(a) Because it would keep him from temptation.
(b) Because it was a witness to Christ.
(c) Because it made him feel better about leaving his family.
(d) Because his teacher suggested it.

3. Who was healed at St. Pellegrino the Martyr when Padre Pio visited?
(a) His mother.
(b) A black man.
(c) A child.
(d) An elderly woman.

4. At the beginning of World War I, what did Padre Pio say the cause of war was?
(a) Man's greed.
(b) God's misunderstanding.
(c) Women's wants.
(d) Man's unbelief.

5. How did Dr. Lombardi describe Padre Pio's trances?
(a) True ecstacy.
(b) Hightened awarenesses.
(c) Lost suffering.
(d) A fraud.

6. What happened when Padre Pio told his superiors about his visions in Chapter 4?
(a) He was asked to return to school.
(b) He was assigned a spiritual guide.
(c) He was given medicine.
(d) He was sent away.

7. In Chapter 1, what nickname was Padre Pio's family given?
(a) The devoted family.
(b) The lonely family.
(c) The God is center family.
(d) The God is everything family.

8. What did Giovanna Rizzani say Padre Pio's form promised her?
(a) To help her earn money.
(b) To show her the way.
(c) To free her from pain.
(d) To take care of her soul.

9. Even though the people of Pietrelcina were Roman Catholic, what other beliefs did they entertain?
(a) Jewish ideologies.
(b) Superstitions.
(c) Pagan traditions.
(d) No other ideas.

10. Why did one doctor believe that Padre Pio was having psychosomatic physical issues?
(a) Because of his mental illness.
(b) Because his physical issues couldn't be obeserved.
(c) Because he desired Christ's suffering.
(d) Because his medicine didn't help.

11. How did the author describe Padre Pio's thought of God in Chapter 8?
(a) Continual.
(b) Physical.
(c) Doubtful.
(d) Tormented.

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

13. How did Gra feel about praying the rosary?
(a) It was a routine.
(b) It brought him joy.
(c) He hated it.
(d) He always forgot to pray the rosary.

14. When did other people, aside from Benedetto, learn about Padre Pio's visions?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1921.

15. 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 his brother had killed someone accidentally.
(c) That the local church was becoming corrupt.
(d) That Padre Pio wasn't welcome in his hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Padre Pio when he visited St. Pellegrino the Martyr?

2. In Chapter 11, what did the author say was strange about Padre Pio's early followers?

3. What did the Capuchin Order insist Padre Pio do before being accepted?

4. During Padre Pio's childhood, how did his family make money?

5. In Chapter 2, what problem did the author find with researching Padre Pio's childhood?

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