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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many teachers did Padre Pio have during his childhood?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. What was the first stage of Padre Pio's ministry?
(a) The world.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) Italy.
(d) His hometown.

3. In Chapter 8, what did the author say the first stage of mystical experiences is?
(a) Illumination.
(b) Awakening of the self.
(c) Purification of the self.
(d) Spiritual marriage.

4. How many older siblings did Padre Pio have?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

5. In Chapter 3, how did Padre Pio feel about his daily schedule?
(a) He forgot to follow it.
(b) He couldn't understand it.
(c) He enjoyed it.
(d) He disliked it.

6. What happened when Padre Pio told his superiors about his visions in Chapter 4?
(a) He was sent away.
(b) He was assigned a spiritual guide.
(c) He was given medicine.
(d) He was asked to return to school.

7. In Chapter 11, how many rules for spiritual growth did the author say Padre Pio had?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

8. How old was Padre Pio when he visited St. Pellegrino the Martyr?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

9. In Chapter 6, what did Padre Pio know about Padre Agostino's prayer for him?
(a) That he was considering what he would say at his funeral.
(b) That he skipped the rosary.
(c) That he was thinking of a woman.
(d) That he did it in English.

10. In Chapter 1, what nickname was Padre Pio's family given?
(a) The God is everything family.
(b) The lonely family.
(c) The God is center family.
(d) The devoted family.

11. In Chapter 5, what did Padre Pio do to help others through Purgatory?
(a) Offered his own suffering.
(b) Taught them to pray the rosary.
(c) Called upon God to end Purgatory.
(d) He didn't help others through Purgatory.

12. Who was healed at St. Pellegrino the Martyr when Padre Pio visited?
(a) A black man.
(b) A child.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) His mother.

13. In Chapter 12, what did the author note about the miracles attributed to Padre Pio at this time in his life?
(a) None were documented well enough to verify.
(b) They relied more on common spirits than God.
(c) They were all relating to women.
(d) Many were fakes.

14. In Chapter 6, who did Padre Pio tell about his desire to return to Pietrelcina?
(a) Mary.
(b) God.
(c) His superior.
(d) Benedetto.

15. How did Dr. Lombardi describe Padre Pio's trances?
(a) Lost suffering.
(b) Hightened awarenesses.
(c) A fraud.
(d) True ecstacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why did Padre Pio have a difficult time teaching?

2. What season was it when Padre Pio left his family in Chapter 2?

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

4. In Chapter 3, why did Padre Pio decide to live a life of suffering?

5. Even though Padre Pio showed religious enthusiasm as a child, what did his neighbors say in Chapter 2?

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