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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six, The Third Image: Profit and Harvest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated devotional prayers while he was a missionary in China?
(a) "Heavenly Father."
(b) "Amen."
(c) "Basic."
(d) "Fundamental."

2. During the Renaissance, what were the Jesuits searching for in their publications?
(a) The highest quality ink.
(b) The perfect font.
(c) The sturdiest paper.
(d) The ideal page size.

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

4. Where was the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" to be placed?
(a) In the Emperor's Palace.
(b) In the Ink Garden.
(c) In the Grand Lobby.
(d) In the Cook's Kitchen.

5. According to "Chapter Five, The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus", what did Ricci teach to the Chinese that he compared to branches of a stream?
(a) Language.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ricci, how is the size of the memory palace determined?

2. What was the memory image that Ricci associated with the altered second image?

3. What did Ricci help the Chinese to see with this second picture "The Road to Emmaus"?

4. What did Ricci do to the first Chinese idiograph?

5. According to the charismatic Jesuit missionary, whose mixture of "cruelty, dignity, depravity, and hypocrisy" would prevent them from truly living the faith?

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