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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. At the end of "Chapter One: Building the Palace", what does the author encourages his readers to do?
(a) To understand why the Chinese could not understand Christian theology.
(b) To focus on the connections between Ricci's classical influences and his Chinese present.
(c) To keep an open mind about the connection of magic to theology.
(d) To devise mnemonic devices to keep track of the four images and the four pictures.

2. Who defended the use of these mnemonic devices as part of the moral regulation of memory?
(a) Cornelius Agrippa.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Thomas Aquinas.
(d) Rabelais.

3. From whom did Ricci devise this memory method?
(a) The Greek poet Aristotle.
(b) The Renaissance playwright Christopher Marlowe.
(c) The Greek poet Simonides.
(d) The Roman poet Ovid.

4. To whom did the Chinese emperor leave many matters to be handled?
(a) Elected representatives.
(b) His appointed cabinet.
(c) Military generals.
(d) Administrative eunuchs.

5. What are mnemonic devices?
(a) Ways to remember by association.
(b) Recording tools to transcribe notes.
(c) Ways to improve public speaking.
(d) Auditory tools to improve people's hearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the "huihui of the cross" during the 16th century when Ricci was in China?

2. In the 16th century, which Chinese religions had Trinitarian aspects?

3. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", which one of these does NOT describe Governor Lu?

4. Ricci grew up in Macerata during a period of what?

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

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