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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. Who criticized the use of "monstrous" images for causing "madness and frenzy instead of profound and sure memory"?
(a) Ignatius Loyola.
(b) Ludolfus of Saxony.
(c) Cornelius Agrippa.
(d) Thomas Aquinas.

2. Where was Ricci born?
(a) In Peking, China.
(b) In Lisbon, Portugal.
(c) In Macerata, Italy.
(d) In Florence, Italy.

3. On what ship did Ricci travel in 1578?
(a) The St. Gregory.
(b) The St. Louis.
(c) The Miracle at Cana.
(d) The Good Jesus.

4. How long did Christopher Plantin take to write his Bible, the pinnacle of the Counter-Reformation, in the 16th century?
(a) One year.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twenty years.

5. Where was the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" to be placed?
(a) In the Emperor's Palace.
(b) In the Ink Garden.
(c) In the Grand Lobby.
(d) In the Cook's Kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 16th century, who announced his plan to conquer Korea and overthrow the Chinese government?

2. About what did Ricci's Chinese Christian converts complain?

3. In what other way were mnemonic devices used during the 16th century?

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

5. From whom did Ricci devise this memory method?

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