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

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

3. What was the new image of the idiograph of "wu"?
(a) A single image of a warrior ready to strike an enemy with a spear and a second warrior poised with a spear to counter-attack.
(b) A single image of a warrior ready to strike an enemy with a spear and a second warrior who cringes in fear awaiting the fatal blow.
(c) A single image of a warrior ready to strike an enemy with his spear and a second warrior who grabs the first warrior's wrist to prevent him from striking the blow.
(d) An image of two warriors facing each other, hands extended in peace with broken spears at their feet.

4. When the king died without an heir, what effect did this have?
(a) Decreased the prestige of Christendom when missionary work was important.
(b) Increased the prestige of Christendom when missionary work was important.
(c) Increased the influence on Protestants on the Portuguese.
(d) Decreased the interest in exploration to the New World.

5. According to the charismatic Jesuit missionary, whose mixture of "cruelty, dignity, depravity, and hypocrisy" would prevent them from truly living the faith?
(a) The Africans.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the Alaleona and Pellicani families been fighting when Ricci was a child in Macerata?

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

3. In Ricci's version of the story of the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves," how did he depict Jesus?

4. In what year did Ricci join the Jesuits?

5. How long had the Chinese practiced the art of splitting their idiographs?

(see the answer key)

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