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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what did the author say Padre Pio accepted donations for?
(a) Only children.
(b) The needy.
(c) To pay for his medical expenses.
(d) He refused donations.

2. In Chapter 20, what did Mayor Mordalci do to try to defend Padre Pio?
(a) Expose his opponents in a book.
(b) Write an editorial in his favor.
(c) Block off Padre Pio's windows.
(d) Create a safe haven in his town.

3. In Chapter 27, why did the author described Padre Pio as "charismatic"?
(a) Because most people loved him.
(b) Because he was a good public speaker.
(c) Because he renewed interest in the church.
(d) Because he worked religious miracles.

4. What did Don Giovanni Miscio say against Padre Pio and his ministry?
(a) He said they were robbing Padre Pio.
(b) He said they were distancing themselves from the church's doctrine.
(c) He said they were being tricked by Padre Pio.
(d) He said they were using Padre Pio to make money.

5. In Chapter 25, what month was the hospital built?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) March.

6. In Chapter 27, how did Padre Pio speak to others about his miracles?
(a) He held monthly public reviews of his miracles.
(b) He would describe them in great detail in private.
(c) He avoided speaking about them.
(d) He would only write about them.

7. In Chapter 23, how did American and British soldiers affect Padre Pio's ministry?
(a) They forced him to move.
(b) They spread it.
(c) They translated his writings.
(d) They shrunk the number of followers.

8. In Chapter 19, why was Padre Pio's family blackmailed?
(a) To stop personal photos from being leaked.
(b) To end a harrassment charge.
(c) To save Padre Pio's job.
(d) To prevent a book from being published.

9. When did Maria Pyle decide to become one of Padre Pio's disciples?
(a) As soon as she met him.
(b) After hearing one of his sermons in Germany.
(c) A few years after following him.
(d) She never officially became a disciple.

10. What did Padre Pio do when he became impatient with penitents?
(a) He would leave the room.
(b) He would beg for their forgiveness.
(c) He would slap them.
(d) He would yell at them.

11. What did Padre Pio say about San Giovanni Rotondo during World War II?
(a) That it would fall to Hitler.
(b) That it would be his new home.
(c) That it would be spared.
(d) That it would see the devil.

12. In Chapter 24, what religious movement did Padre Pio try to stop?
(a) Jehovah's Witnesses.
(b) Jewish Reformists.
(c) Protestants.
(d) Seventh Day Adventists.

13. When Pope Pius XI took over, what was his major concern?
(a) Weeding out frauds.
(b) Making the church more money.
(c) Working with ecstatics.
(d) Totalitarian regimes.

14. In Chapter 17, what happened to Padre Pio's confessions?
(a) He was able to predict their sins.
(b) He stopped taking confessions.
(c) He began taking confessions from women.
(d) He could relieve people of sin by touching them.

15. In 1923 why did the Holy Office say Padre Pio should not be a saint?
(a) Because he suffered from mental illness.
(b) Because they had healed his stigmata.
(c) Because he was too controversal.
(d) Because they couldn't confirm his supernatural character.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mayor Morcaldi react to news that Padre Pio should not be considered a saint?

2. Why was Padre Pio sent to Foggia?

3. Why did Pope Benedict XV protect Padre Pio during his lifetime?

4. Who did Padre Pio hire as a secretary in Chapter 24?

5. When did Padre Pio have a doctor attempt to heal his stigmata wounds?

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