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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 13, how long did the author say Padre Pio's hands bled for?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Fifty years.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Thirty years.

4. In Chapter 26, when did the author say Padre Pio's day began?
(a) 6:30am.
(b) 4:30am.
(c) 5:30am.
(d) 3:30am.

5. In Chapter 27, what varied about Padre Pio according to who was witnessing him?
(a) His height.
(b) His smell.
(c) His voice.
(d) His glow.

6. In Chapter 25, what did Padre Pio say his medical and religious center would appeal to?
(a) Earth and God.
(b) Body and earth.
(c) Body and soul.
(d) Mind and God.

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

8. How did the author support Padre Pio's ability to bilocate in Chapter 28?
(a) He doesn't support Padre Pio's ability to bilocate.
(b) He quotes from Padre Pio's writing.
(c) He reviews accounts of reliable sources.
(d) He interviews Protestants.

9. In Chapter 29, what did a blind man claim Padre Pio did for him?
(a) Renewed his religious beliefs.
(b) Gave him sight for one year.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Restored his pupils.

10. In Chapter 27, how did Carrigan feel about Padre Pio's miracles?
(a) He tried to hide them.
(b) He was skeptical.
(c) He believed in them.
(d) He was worried about them.

11. Why was Padre Pio sent to Foggia?
(a) Because they were starting a ministry there.
(b) Because his sister was sick.
(c) Because he was being investigated.
(d) Because he was needed to help fix a fraudulent friary.

12. How did Padre Pio feel about the lines of people who wanted to confess to him in Chapter 26?
(a) He thought they were all wasting their time.
(b) He loved the line.
(c) He would force the line to break up every so often.
(d) He didn't mind except when people cut in line.

13. In Chapter 24, what did the author say led to Padre Pio's political involvement?
(a) Crime in his neighborhood.
(b) Reading secular texts.
(c) Meeting American soldiers.
(d) Communism.

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

15. In Chapter 18, what did Padre Pio decide to build?
(a) A church.
(b) A hospital.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) A school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Brunatto threaten to publish a book?

2. In Chapter 17, what miracles did the author detail?

3. When Padre Bernardo became Cardinal, how did it affect Padre Pio?

4. In Chapter 15, what was Monsignor Pasquale Gagliardi accused of?

5. How did Padre Pio supposedly convert Dr. Ricciardi to Christianity?

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