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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. How long did Christopher Plantin take to write his Bible, the pinnacle of the Counter-Reformation, in the 16th century?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

2. 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) Science.
(b) Language.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Mathematics.

3. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", who promoted morality in China during the 16th century?
(a) The Chinese religions.
(b) The Jesuit missionaries.
(c) The Chinese bureaucracy.
(d) The Chinese high priests.

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

5. How did the Jesuits ensure that their messages were delivered back and forth during the 16th century?
(a) They send two copies of their letters via two different sea passages.
(b) They sent one copy eastward and one copy westward.
(c) They sent one across the desert and one across the sea.
(d) They sent one copy over land and one copy over sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ignatius encourage the Jesuits to publish when they published their first books in the 16th century?

2. What event was depicted in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?

3. About what did Ricci's Chinese Christian converts complain?

4. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", when Ricci travels from Nanjing to Nanchang, who appears in his most significant dream?

5. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", why did Ricci alter the original Biblical story?

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