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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, The First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the charismatic Jesuit missionary, which group was amenable, "soft" like women, ambivalent about war and ready to do what they were told?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Mongols.

2. What were Ricci's rules for picking an area in the memory palace to store the new image of the idiograph "wu"?
(a) Find a small and narrow space.
(b) Find a clean and dry space.
(c) Find a large and wide space.
(d) Find a quiet and small space.

3. 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.

4. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", to whom did Ricci give the first picture?
(a) Kwok Sing.
(b) Dayue Cheng.
(c) Cheng Dayue.
(d) Kim Suk.

5. Who endangered marine trips during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?
(a) Greedy ship owners.
(b) Mutinous seamen.
(c) Ill-trained captains and navigators.
(d) Pirates and privateers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did this person who appeared in Ricci's most significant dream tell him to do?

2. How was the relationship between true religious experience and magical powers perceived during the 16th century?

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

4. According to Ricci, how is the size of the memory palace determined?

5. At the end of "Chapter One: Building the Palace", what does the author encourages his readers to do?

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