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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. During the Renaissance, how did Ignatius Loyola want students to learn?
(a) By working in small groups to teach each other.
(b) By writing sections of textbooks in their own hand.
(c) By reading the Bible and relating it to the sciences.
(d) By committing many subjects to memory.

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

3. 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) Illiteracy.
(c) Diseases.
(d) Slavery.

4. During the 16th century, why had Pope Paul IV given the Inquisitors in Spain great power?
(a) To run out the disbelievers of the Catholic church.
(b) To seek revenge for the Crucifixion of Christ.
(c) To raise the status of the clergy over the government.
(d) To vie with the King of Spain for political control.

5. How did Ricci learn more about China?
(a) Through studying Chinese religions.
(b) Through his seminary work with the Jesuits.
(c) Through reading books and poetry of famous Chinese authors.
(d) Through his journeys across its rivers, lakes and canals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the college teacher in Rome that maintained a correspondence with Ricci after Ricci left school?

3. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was his goal in teaching different subjects to the Chinese?

4. How did the characters look in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?

5. Describe the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves."

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