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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Padre Pio declared terminally ill?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1915.

2. Who recorded the instance of Padre Pio speaking with demons?
(a) Benedetto.
(b) A young monk.
(c) Padre Agostino.
(d) Padre Pio himself.

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

4. In Chapter 11, how many rules for spiritual growth did the author say Padre Pio had?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. In Chapter 12, who did the author say Padre Pio was teaching?
(a) Adult men.
(b) Children of both genders.
(c) High school girls.
(d) High school boys.

6. In Chapter 4, how were Padre Pio's visions described?
(a) As supernatural conversations.
(b) As holy interceptions.
(c) As fleeting images.
(d) As painful occurances.

7. What city is Pietrelcina near?
(a) Florence.
(b) Venice.
(c) Rome.
(d) Naples.

8. What was the first stage of Padre Pio's ministry?
(a) His hometown.
(b) The world.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) Italy.

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

10. Where did Padre Pio's father work most of his life?
(a) Australia.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) America.

11. Why did Padre Pio join Capuchin Order?
(a) To train to be a priest.
(b) To study history.
(c) To learn world languages.
(d) To become a friar.

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

13. In Chapter 10, why did Padre Pio have a difficult time teaching?
(a) He had visions in the middle of class.
(b) He would be late for class.
(c) He was unprepared.
(d) He disliked his students.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Padre Pio covered his hand wounds?

2. After being declared terminally ill, when was Padre Pio able to leave his bed?

3. In Chapter 3, what was the purpose of the novitiate?

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

5. Why did one doctor believe that Padre Pio was having psychosomatic physical issues?

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