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

2. Matteo Ricci lived during which period of time?
(a) The Enlightenment.
(b) The Reformation.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Medieval Period.

3. Who was the charismatic missionary to India who aimed to inspire the Asian missions of the Jesuits?
(a) Ignatius Loyola.
(b) Alessandro Valignano.
(c) Louis Pellicano.
(d) Francesco Martines.

4. Who tried to stop the violence in the city of Macerata while Ricci was growing up there?
(a) Clergy and city fathers.
(b) Italian soldiers.
(c) Local sheriff and deputies.
(d) Macerata police.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his book of memory, where did Ricci places the four memory images?

2. Ricci grew up in Macerata during a period of what?

3. In what year did Ricci join the Jesuits?

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

5. What did Ricci do to the first Chinese idiograph?

(see the answer key)

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