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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Padre Pio's friends could not meet with him in Chapter 20, what did they do?
(a) Broke into his room.
(b) Sang songs.
(c) Went home.
(d) Wrote letters.

2. In Chapter 20, what did Padre Pio lose?
(a) Most of his priestly powers.
(b) His entire friary.
(c) Donations from his spiritual children.
(d) His mother.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 17, what miracles did the author detail?
(a) Birthing miracles.
(b) Healing miracles.
(c) Speaking in tongue miracles.
(d) Natural disaster miracles.

7. Who did Padre Pio hire as a secretary in Chapter 24?
(a) A newspaper writer.
(b) Maria's younger sister.
(c) A priest.
(d) A cousin of his.

8. Who did Adelaide leave his trust to?
(a) Pius XII.
(b) Maria.
(c) Padre Pio.
(d) Padre Agostino.

9. In Chapter 26, what did Padre Pio do instead of eating dinner?
(a) Write.
(b) Pray.
(c) Sing.
(d) Sleep.

10. Why did Brunatto threaten to publish a book?
(a) He didn't threaten to publish a book.
(b) To get the pope to meet with him.
(c) To force the ban on Padre Pio to be lifted.
(d) To upset secularists.

11. In Chapter 20, what did Padre Pio name his sacrifice to God for the needs of the unsaved?
(a) His justification.
(b) His duty.
(c) His imprisonment.
(d) His crime.

12. After the new church was built in Chapter 25, what did Padre Pio begin doing?
(a) Leading a "prayer army".
(b) Writing books.
(c) Hosting a radio show.
(d) Meeting with Americans.

13. What mood was Padre Pio in when he wrote "The Agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane"?
(a) Happy.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Excited.

14. In Chapter 26, why did the author say Padre Pio often went to bed at 1:30am?
(a) Because he was praying and reading.
(b) Because he was speaking with God.
(c) Because he was working at the hospital.
(d) Because he was praying the rosary.

15. What happened to Maria during World War II?
(a) She moved back home.
(b) She was arrested.
(c) She disappeared.
(d) She became sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what month was the hospital built?

2. What happened after Benedetto was forbidden from writing to Padre Pio?

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

4. How did the author support Padre Pio's ability to bilocate in Chapter 28?

5. In Chapter 15, what did the author say Padre Pio accepted donations for?

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