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

2. With whom were Macerata's rural poor fighting?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) Landowners.
(c) Bandits.
(d) City officials.

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

4. Who were the "huihui of the cross" during the 16th century when Ricci was in China?
(a) Jews.
(b) Buddhists.
(c) Nestorians.
(d) Muslims.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 16th century, who announced his plan to conquer Korea and overthrow the Chinese government?

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

3. What is the subject of Ricci's book that he wrote while in Nanching?

4. Who encouraged the use of mnemonic devices as a way to remember the multitude of one's sins?

5. How long had the Chinese practiced the art of splitting their idiographs?

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