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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. With whom were Macerata's rural poor fighting?
(a) City officials.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) Landowners.
(d) Bandits.

2. Who tried to stop the violence in the city of Macerata while Ricci was growing up there?
(a) Clergy and city fathers.
(b) Local sheriff and deputies.
(c) Italian soldiers.
(d) Macerata police.

3. During the trip in 1578, what did the ships on which Ricci was riding pick up in Mozambique?
(a) Dysentery and malaria.
(b) Several hundred slaves.
(c) Nuns and orphans bound for Portugal.
(d) Crates of Bibles for the missions.

4. To what does Ricci compare a ship's pilot?
(a) The hand of God.
(b) The soul of the crew.
(c) The mind of God.
(d) The eyes of the Emperor.

5. How was the relationship between true religious experience and magical powers perceived during the 16th century?
(a) A clear distinction between true religious experience and magical powers.
(b) A vague line between true religious experience and magical powers.
(c) A merging of true religious experience and magical powers.
(d) An opposition between true religious experience and magical powers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 16th century who was Gian Pietro Maffei?

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

3. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was he able to do in five months?

4. What kind of map did Ricci print in 1602?

5. Who were the "huihui of the cross" during the 16th century when Ricci was in China?

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