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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. In Chinese, what is a "huihui"?
(a) A Western woman who dresses like a Chinese woman.
(b) A Chinese Christian convert.
(c) A Muslim person as well as Jews and Nestorian Christians in China.
(d) A native Chinese who follows Confucius.

2. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", to whom did Ricci give the first picture?
(a) Kwok Sing.
(b) Kim Suk.
(c) Cheng Dayue.
(d) Dayue Cheng.

3. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated devotional prayers while he was a missionary in China?
(a) "Amen."
(b) "Basic."
(c) "Heavenly Father."
(d) "Fundamental."

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

5. What did Ricci do to the first Chinese idiograph?
(a) Combined it with the idiograph for peace.
(b) Cut it into four different idiographs.
(c) Cut it into three different idiographs.
(d) Cut it diagonally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ruled China from 1573 to 1620, almost the entire time Ricci was there?

2. How can Ricci's use of mnemonic devices be understood?

3. During the Renaissance, what was one element missing in the training of Jesuits while in Rome?

4. What did this person who appeared in Ricci's most significant dream tell him to do?

5. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", to what religious order did Matteo Ricci belong?

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