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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Mayor Morcaldi react to news that Padre Pio should not be considered a saint?
(a) He led a march.
(b) He wrote a letter agreeing with the decision.
(c) He met with Padre Pio in private.
(d) He burned the newsletter.

5. When socialism and fascism were gaining power, what did Padre Pio suggest to the mayor of his town?
(a) Stricter police control.
(b) Redeveloped schools.
(c) Giving the church more power.
(d) More democratic involvement.

6. In Chapter 21, what did the author say Padre Pio's life was not when it came to supernatural feats?
(a) A Biblical mirror.
(b) Painful.
(c) Trustworthy.
(d) A carnival.

7. In Chapter 19, why did Padre Pio feel like he had more time to work with his spiritual children?
(a) Because he was apart from his family.
(b) Because he wasn't preaching.
(c) Because he had a smaller amount of spiritual children.
(d) Because he had his own church to meet with them.

8. At the end of Chapter 24, who did the author say called on Padre Pio for help?
(a) Famous people.
(b) Sick people.
(c) Women.
(d) Protestants.

9. In Chapter 14, how did the author say World War I affected Padre Pio's ministry?
(a) It shrunk it.
(b) It made it illegal.
(c) It grew it.
(d) It strengthened their beliefs.

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

11. In Chapter 15, what was Monsignor Pasquale Gagliardi accused of?
(a) Frugality.
(b) Undermining Padre Pio.
(c) Immorality.
(d) Forgetting his vows.

12. In Chapter 16, what did Gagliardi tell the Papal office about Padre Pio?
(a) That he was stealing.
(b) That he was demonic.
(c) That he was hated at his friary.
(d) That he was a reliable source.

13. In 1933, what changed for Padre Pio?
(a) He could give last rites.
(b) He could break the host.
(c) He could give mass publicly.
(d) He could hear confessions from women.

14. In Chapter 24, how did Padre Pio feel about the monarchy?
(a) He supported it.
(b) He ignored it.
(c) He wanted to join it.
(d) He opposed it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what did Padre Pio say his medical and religious center would appeal to?

2. What nickname was Maria Pyle given?

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

4. In 1923 why did the Holy Office say Padre Pio should not be a saint?

5. Why did Brunatto threaten to publish a book?

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