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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, The First Image: The Warriors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", to what religious order did Matteo Ricci belong?
(a) The Benedictines.
(b) The Jesuits.
(c) The Masons.
(d) The Franciscans.

2. From whom was Macerata in constant danger from attack?
(a) The Ottomans.
(b) The Turks.
(c) The Papal Police.
(d) The Muslims.

3. In what other way were mnemonic devices used during the 16th century?
(a) To convert other non-Christians around the world.
(b) To help explorers navigate to the New World.
(c) To retain substantial scientific, mathematical, and musical information of the Renaissance.
(d) To learn the theologies of the Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian religions.

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

5. How long had the Alaleona and Pellicani families been fighting when Ricci was a child in Macerata?
(a) For twenty years.
(b) For ten years.
(c) For fifty years.
(d) For five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what were the Jesuit missions in India concerned?

2. What did the Chinese seem to prefer in its military?

3. What is the subject of Ricci's book that he wrote while in Nanching?

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

5. In what year did Ricci join the Jesuits?

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