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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. What is the subject of Ricci's book that he wrote while in Nanching?
(a) Manners and behavior in Western cultures.
(b) The teachings of the great members of Western civilization.
(c) Agriculture and animal husbandry in the Chinese countryside.
(d) An explanation of the Christian Bible.

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

3. According to Ricci, how is the size of the memory palace determined?
(a) By the number of times the people receive the sacraments.
(b) By how much the people wish to remember.
(c) By the amount of money the people give to the church.
(d) By the number of good works the people perform.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Ricci join the Jesuits?

2. Who tried to stop the violence in the city of Macerata while Ricci was growing up there?

3. What did Matteo Ricci teach the Chinese people?

4. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", which one of these does NOT describe Governor Lu?

5. How many Christians were in the Japanese army during the 16th century?

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