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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", when Ricci cut the idiograph in half horizontally, what did the two halves mean?
(a) The upper half meant "man," and the bottom half meant "east."
(b) The upper half meant "west," and the bottom half meant "woman."
(c) The upper half meant "east," and the bottom half meant "man."
(d) The upper half meant "woman," and the bottom half meant "west."

2. In his book of memory, where did Ricci places the four memory images?
(a) In his garden.
(b) In his reception hall.
(c) In his kitchen.
(d) In his bedroom.

3. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", how did Ricci believe that humans could remember anything?
(a) By writing the thing to be remembered over and over.
(b) By singing a song about the thing to be remembered.
(c) By reciting over and over.
(d) By associating a memory with an image.

4. What kind of map did Ricci draw in 1584?
(a) A map of the New World for Jesuit missionaries set to travel there.
(b) A map of the Chinese seas with Westernized names.
(c) A map of Europe with Chinese names.
(d) A world map with Chinese names for the countries of the 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 Chinese.
(b) The Africans.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ricci realize about his attempt at ecumenism when he was a missionary in China?

2. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated devotional prayers while he was a missionary in China?

3. In Chinese, what is a "huihui"?

4. According to Ricci, how is the size of the memory palace determined?

5. On what ship did Ricci travel in 1578?

(see the answer key)

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