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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. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated the Ten Commandments while he was a missionary in China?
(a) "Covet".
(b) "Shall".
(c) "Thou".
(d) "Not".

2. What kind of map did Ricci print in 1602?
(a) A more accurate map with Western political organizations and locates of the Holy Land and holy cities.
(b) A map of China divided by provinces.
(c) A world map with locations of Jesuit missionaries.
(d) A map of China noting the religions practiced in different areas.

3. 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 Indians.
(c) The Africans.
(d) The Japanese.

4. When Ricci was a missionary, what religion was he startled to learn was practiced by some Chinese?
(a) Paganism.
(b) Mormonism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Protestantism.

5. Where did Ricci spend five years as an apprentice?
(a) China.
(b) India.
(c) Japan.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what ship did Ricci travel in 1578?

2. Who criticized the use of "monstrous" images for causing "madness and frenzy instead of profound and sure memory"?

3. What did the Chinese seem to prefer in its military?

4. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", why did Ricci alter the original Biblical story?

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

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