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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. How can Ricci's use of mnemonic devices be understood?
(a) As part of an anti-Christian movement.
(b) As part of an anti-Jesuit movement to prevent Chinese conversions.
(c) As part of an encroachment of Western civilization on Asian cultures.
(d) As part of a long Christian tradition of missionaries confronting purported magicians.

2. In the 16th century, who provided funds to Christopher Plantin to write his Bible?
(a) King Henry VIII of England.
(b) King Phillip II of Spain.
(c) Emperor Wanli of China.
(d) The people of Antwerp.

3. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", to what religious order did Matteo Ricci belong?
(a) The Benedictines.
(b) The Jesuits.
(c) The Masons.
(d) The Franciscans.

4. What did Matteo Ricci teach the Chinese people?
(a) How to speak English.
(b) How to build better villages.
(c) How to read the Bible.
(d) How to build a memory palace.

5. Toward the end of his life, what irony struck Ricci about the Chinese?
(a) The Chinese feared foreign nations despite having a large population and large army.
(b) The Chinese sought to dominate smaller surrounding countries.
(c) The Chinese in the cities embraced Catholicism before the people in the rural areas.
(d) The Chinese were better educated than the threatening nations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the charismatic missionary to India who aimed to inspire the Asian missions of the Jesuits?

2. Describe the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves."

3. During the trip in 1578, what did the ships on which Ricci was riding pick up in Mozambique?

4. During the Renaissance, what was the focus of concern by the Jesuit missionaries in India?

5. How did the Jesuits ensure that their messages were delivered back and forth during the 16th century?

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