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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. Where are the memory palaces that Ricci creates to be built?
(a) In the people's minds.
(b) In the children's homes.
(c) In the people's towns.
(d) In the children's hospitals.

2. Which war(s) did Ricci study that influenced his ideas about warfare?
(a) The Punic Wars.
(b) The Crusades.
(c) The Hundred Years War.
(d) The Peloponnesian War.

3. Who defended the use of these mnemonic devices as part of the moral regulation of memory?
(a) Thomas Aquinas.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Rabelais.
(d) Cornelius Agrippa.

4. How did Ricci use the first four memory images in his memory palace?
(a) To impress his superiors with his knowledge of theology.
(b) To compare the life of Christ with Confucius.
(c) To help the Chinese understand the life of Christ.
(d) To illustrate his strong ability with mnemonic devices.

5. What was the new image of the idiograph of "wu"?
(a) A single image of a warrior ready to strike an enemy with a spear and a second warrior poised with a spear to counter-attack.
(b) An image of two warriors facing each other, hands extended in peace with broken spears at their feet.
(c) A single image of a warrior ready to strike an enemy with a spear and a second warrior who cringes in fear awaiting the fatal blow.
(d) A single image of a warrior ready to strike an enemy with his spear and a second warrior who grabs the first warrior's wrist to prevent him from striking the blow.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Chapter Two, The First Image: The Warriors", what does the Chinese idiograph "wu" symbolize?

2. During the trip in 1578, what did the ships on which Ricci was riding pick up in Mozambique?

3. What effect did the Japanese threat have on Ricci?

4. How did Ricci learn more about China?

5. What were the meanings of the split idiographs of "wu"?

(see the answer key)

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