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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 21, how long did the author say Padre Pio reportedly slept for at night?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Eight hours.
(d) Two hours.

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

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

7. 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 using Padre Pio to make money.
(c) He said they were distancing themselves from the church's doctrine.
(d) He said they were being tricked by Padre Pio.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 26, what example did the author use to prove how harsh Padre Pio could be with his supporters?
(a) He would send them home without speaking to them.
(b) He would shut doors in their faces.
(c) He would slap them.
(d) He would tell them they were going to hell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When socialism and fascism were gaining power, what did Padre Pio suggest to the mayor of his town?

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

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

5. In Chapter 18, why did Maria Pyle's mother come to Italy?

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