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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. What advice did Padre Pio give regarding the devil, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) He didn't give advice regarding the devil.
(b) Speak with the devil.
(c) Reject the devil.
(d) Believe in the devil.

2. In Chapter 2, what problem did the author find with researching Padre Pio's childhood?
(a) A lack of official records.
(b) Burned documents.
(c) A language barrier.
(d) Unreliable sources.

3. In Chapter 10, why did Padre Pio have a difficult time teaching?
(a) He had visions in the middle of class.
(b) He was unprepared.
(c) He disliked his students.
(d) He would be late for class.

4. In Chapter 9, how did Benedetto show his anger toward Padre Pio?
(a) He didn't let him in the friary.
(b) He sent him to Western Europe.
(c) He cut off his ministry.
(d) He didn't write him for months.

5. In Chapter 4, what did the author say many people believed about Padre Pio?
(a) That he had multiple personalities.
(b) That he could bilocate.
(c) That he could speak to the dead.
(d) That he was witness to Christ.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what was the purpose of the novitiate?

2. What did the author say in Chapter 8 about the desire behind the mystical experience?

3. In Chapter 7, why did many townspeople claim demons circled Padre Pio?

4. In Chapter 3, how were Padre Pio's vows described?

5. In Chapter 7, what did the author say he came to assume from reading the letters of Padre Pio's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were some of Padre Pio's rules for spiritual growth?

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

4. In Chapter 7, what was Padre Pio's hometown ministry like?

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

6. In Chapter 12, what did the author say about Padre Pio's miracles?

7. How did World War I affect Padre Pio?

8. How did Padre Pio come to have his stigmata?

9. In Chapter 4, how did Padre Pio first react to his visions?

10. What happened after Padre Pio was diagnosed as being terminally ill?

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