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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how did Padre Pio hurt his hands?
(a) He spilled acid on them.
(b) He grabbed a hot rod.
(c) He was cut by razors.
(d) He doesn't know how.

2. Even though Padre Pio showed religious enthusiasm as a child, what did his neighbors say in Chapter 2?
(a) That he never prayed in front of them.
(b) That he defaced a Bible.
(c) That he sometimes stole.
(d) That he rarely attended church.

3. In Chapter 8, what caused Padre Pio to desire to leave the world?
(a) Feeling the illumination of God.
(b) Traveling to Rome with an angel.
(c) Being touched by Mary.
(d) Having his soul cleansed.

4. Even though the people of Pietrelcina were Roman Catholic, what other beliefs did they entertain?
(a) Jewish ideologies.
(b) No other ideas.
(c) Superstitions.
(d) Pagan traditions.

5. What did Padre Pio study at the friary at San Marco la Catola?
(a) History.
(b) Art.
(c) Literature.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author say news of Padre Pio's stigmata spread slowly at first?

2. In Chapter 5, why was Padre Pio's ordination delayed?

3. Why did Maria refuse to gossip?

4. In Chapter 3, how did Padre Pio feel about his daily schedule?

5. In Chapter 7, how many stages did the author say Padre Pio's ministry had?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did doctors respond to Padre Pio's trances?

2. What was Pietrelcina like during Padre Pio's early childhood?

3. In Chapter 5, how did Padre Pio feel about his suffering?

4. What happened when Padre Pio first returned to his hometown in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 6, what were Padre Pio's trances?

6. What did the author discover about Padre Pio's religious life as a child in Chapter 2?

7. When did Padre Pio learn at San Marco la Catola?

8. What is bilocation?

9. In Chapter 8, what did the author say about Padre Pio's experience with the stages of mysticism?

10. After moving in with the order of friars in Chapter 3, what did Padre Pio have to learn?

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