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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated the Ten Commandments while he was a missionary in China?
(a) "Thou".
(b) "Shall".
(c) "Covet".
(d) "Not".

2. What is the subject of Ricci's book that he wrote while in Nanching?
(a) An explanation of the Christian Bible.
(b) The teachings of the great members of Western civilization.
(c) Agriculture and animal husbandry in the Chinese countryside.
(d) Manners and behavior in Western cultures.

3. According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", what was significant about the Chinese ideograph "yao"?
(a) It was easy to translate but difficult to write.
(b) It had five different meanings.
(c) It was easy to write but difficult to translate.
(d) It was not used by many Chinese.

4. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was he able to do in five months?
(a) Memorize the first five books of the Bible.
(b) Memorize almost all Chinese idiographs.
(c) Speak Chinese, Latin and Greek fluently.
(d) Complete his Jesuit curriculum.

5. What did Ricci realize about his attempt at ecumenism when he was a missionary in China?
(a) He realized this was not the way to high stature so he began to focus on perceptions of his social status.
(b) He realized that women and children were not accepted in Chinese society.
(c) He realized this was very successful and began to encourage other Jesuit missionaries to dress like the locals.
(d) He realized that the tenets of the Chinese religions did not align with Christian tenets.

Short Answer 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?

2. How did the Jesuits ensure that their messages were delivered back and forth during the 16th century?

3. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", which one of these does NOT describe Governor Lu?

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

5. Who defended the use of these mnemonic devices as part of the moral regulation of memory?

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