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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Chapter Five, The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus", what did Ricci teach to the Chinese that he compared to branches of a stream?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Science.
(c) Language.
(d) Mathematics.

2. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", which of these is NOT one of the things that Ricci appreciated in China?
(a) China was opposed to slavery.
(b) China had excellent gardens and beautiful porcelain.
(c) China had great diversity.
(d) China had extraordinary cooking methods.

3. What caused marine accidents during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?
(a) Rocky harbors and pirates.
(b) Poorly packed explosives.
(c) Overloading of goods, peoples and services.
(d) Poorly constructed ships.

4. Who was depicted in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?
(a) Six apostles.
(b) Christ, his mother, and two disciples.
(c) Two disciples.
(d) Christ and two disciples.

5. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", what was/were a destructive and common part of life in China?
(a) Floods.
(b) Diseases.
(c) Illiteracy.
(d) Slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ruled China from 1573 to 1620, almost the entire time Ricci was there?

2. How long did Christopher Plantin take to write his Bible, the pinnacle of the Counter-Reformation, in the 16th century?

3. Before Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, who was thought to have engaged in sexual misconduct while in China?

4. According to the author in "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", what was the reaction to the death of Pope Paul IV in 1559?

5. What did Ricci deplore that was widespread in Peking during the 16th century?

(see the answer key)

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