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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. In what year did Ricci join the Jesuits?
(a) 1552.
(b) 1571.
(c) 1583.
(d) 1610.

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

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

4. Who ruled China from 1573 to 1620, almost the entire time Ricci was there?
(a) Emperor Kwan.
(b) Emperor Yu.
(c) Emperor Wanli.
(d) Emperor Zhuzong.

5. In the 16th century, who announced his plan to conquer Korea and overthrow the Chinese government?
(a) Takama no Harahiro.
(b) Hideyoshi Toyotomi.
(c) Amemune Takatsugi.
(d) Tenno Heika.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who defended the use of these mnemonic devices as part of the moral regulation of memory?

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

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

4. Where did Ricci spend five years as an apprentice?

5. How did the Chinese people respond to Ricci's mnemonic abilities?

(see the answer key)

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