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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. Describe the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves."
(a) Apostle Peter trying to walk on water in the Sea of Galilee.
(b) Apostle Judas betraying Jesus.
(c) Jesus healing the lepers.
(d) Saul being stuck down on the road to Damascus.

2. Before Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, who was thought to have engaged in sexual misconduct while in China?
(a) Pope Paul IV.
(b) Francis Xavier.
(c) Matteo Ricci.
(d) Ignatius Loyola.

3. What event was depicted in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?
(a) Two disciples at the tomb of Jesus, after His resurrection.
(b) Christ encountering two disciples on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection.
(c) Christ, His mother, and two disciples at the crucifixion.
(d) Six disciples at the feeding of the multitudes with loaves and fishes.

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?
(a) Enemies capitalized on the Church's vulnerability.
(b) Grief and wailing.
(c) Jesuits were expelled from foreign missionaries.
(d) Joyous rioting in the city.

5. In the 16th century, who provided funds to Christopher Plantin to write his Bible?
(a) King Henry VIII of England.
(b) King Phillip II of Spain.
(c) The people of Antwerp.
(d) Emperor Wanli of China.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" to be placed?

3. How many pictures are in the series of prints that made up the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?

4. During the Renaissance, what were the Jesuits searching for in their publications?

5. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, whom did the Chinese people fear?

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