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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. In Ricci's version of the story of the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves," how did he depict Jesus?
(a) As a lowly carpenter.
(b) As the son of God.
(c) As a wise man.
(d) As a charismatic leader.

2. When Ricci was a missionary, what religion was he startled to learn was practiced by some Chinese?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Mormonism.
(d) Paganism.

3. What kind of map did Ricci draw in 1584?
(a) A map of the Chinese seas with Westernized names.
(b) A map of the New World for Jesuit missionaries set to travel there.
(c) A map of Europe with Chinese names.
(d) A world map with Chinese names for the countries of the world.

4. According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", what concerned some Jesuits, including Ricci?
(a) The Inquisition.
(b) The Counter-Reformation.
(c) The Reformation.
(d) The Renaissance.

5. Where and when did the Jesuits publish their first book?
(a) Rome in 1559.
(b) Jerusalem in 1459.
(c) Paris in 1539.
(d) Lisbon in 1570.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who ruled China from 1573 to 1620, almost the entire time Ricci was there?

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

4. From whom did Ricci devise this memory method?

5. Which of these was NOT a typical gift that Ricci would give to the Chinese during his time as a missionary in the late 16th century?

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