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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how did Padre Pio's parents feel about the saints?
(a) They felt like they were secondary characters.
(b) They felt like they were gods.
(c) They felt like they were family.
(d) They felt like they didn't exist.

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

3. In Chapter 2, how did Padre Pio's father react when he told him about speaking with a guardian angle?
(a) He told Padre Pio to keep it a secret.
(b) He believed Padre Pio.
(c) He didn't believe Padre Pio.
(d) He asked Padre Pio for proof.

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

5. What vision did Padre Pio report having in 1903?
(a) A beautiful woman showing him art.
(b) Instructions on how to fight a demon.
(c) Details about the world wars.
(d) Mary holding his hand.

6. In Chapter 8, how did the author try to tie Padre Pio's life to the stages of mystical experience?
(a) Through Padre Pio's writings.
(b) Through historical accounts of Padre Pio's life.
(c) Through his first-hand experience with Padre Pio.
(d) Through records from Padre Pio's church.

7. In Chapter 9, how did the progression of World War I personally affect Padre Pio?
(a) He had to do sermons on the road.
(b) He had to ration supplies.
(c) He decided to join the military.
(d) He was drafted.

8. In Chapter 7, why did many townspeople claim demons circled Padre Pio?
(a) To try to destract him.
(b) To keep people away.
(c) Because he was unholy.
(d) Because he was convincing them of their faith.

9. In Chapter 12, what did the author note about the miracles attributed to Padre Pio at this time in his life?
(a) They relied more on common spirits than God.
(b) None were documented well enough to verify.
(c) They were all relating to women.
(d) Many were fakes.

10. How did Padre Pio feel about the mystics when he first learned about them?
(a) He was greatly influenced by them.
(b) He disliked their ideas.
(c) He liked their ideas, but quickly forgot them.
(d) He was humored by them.

11. How many teachers did Padre Pio have during his childhood?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

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

13. In Chapter 7, what do the people of Pietrelcina call Padre Pio?
(a) Fraudulent Friar.
(b) Mad Monk.
(c) Fearless Friar.
(d) Mini Monk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What season was it when Padre Pio left his family in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 11, how many rules for spiritual growth did the author say Padre Pio had?

3. What did the Rule of St. Francis forbid?

4. What was the first stage of Padre Pio's ministry?

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

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