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

2. Which of the following did the Jesuits NOT do on the trip in 1578?
(a) Practiced their devotions.
(b) Heard confessions every eight days.
(c) Tended to the sick.
(d) Prepared meals for the passengers.

3. About what did Ricci's Chinese Christian converts complain?
(a) Hostility from other Chinese.
(b) Repression from the government.
(c) Lack of Christian works, such as the Bible.
(d) Inability to understand the papacy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who endangered marine trips during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?

3. According to Ricci, which one of these is NOT a way in which memory palaces can be built?

4. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", when Ricci travels from Nanjing to Nanchang, who appears in his most significant dream?

5. When did Ricci leave Macerata to study in Rome?

(see the answer key)

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