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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. On what ship did Ricci travel in 1578?
(a) The St. Gregory.
(b) The Good Jesus.
(c) The St. Louis.
(d) The Miracle at Cana.

2. How long did Christopher Plantin take to write his Bible, the pinnacle of the Counter-Reformation, in the 16th century?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) One year.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

3. Who criticized the use of "monstrous" images for causing "madness and frenzy instead of profound and sure memory"?
(a) Thomas Aquinas.
(b) Ludolfus of Saxony.
(c) Ignatius Loyola.
(d) Cornelius Agrippa.

4. Who was the charismatic missionary to India who aimed to inspire the Asian missions of the Jesuits?
(a) Louis Pellicano.
(b) Alessandro Valignano.
(c) Ignatius Loyola.
(d) Francesco Martines.

5. About what were the Jesuit missions in India concerned?
(a) Muslim assault.
(b) Influx of foreigners.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Illiteracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the end of his life, what irony struck Ricci about the Chinese?

2. Who tried to stop the violence in the city of Macerata while Ricci was growing up there?

3. According to the charismatic Jesuit missionary, which group was amenable, "soft" like women, ambivalent about war and ready to do what they were told?

4. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", how did Ricci believe that humans could remember anything?

5. When did Ricci leave Macerata to study in Rome?

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