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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. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, what was one way he used music to impress the Chinese?
(a) He performed one-man concerts during Christmas and Easter celebrations.
(b) He directed a children's choir and orchestra.
(c) He provided piano lessons once a week.
(d) He taught the elite Chinese eunuchs to play Western music.

2. Who endangered marine trips during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?
(a) Pirates and privateers.
(b) Greedy ship owners.
(c) Mutinous seamen.
(d) Ill-trained captains and navigators.

3. On this trip in 1578, what skills did Ricci develop?
(a) Foreign languages and painting.
(b) Astronomy and alchemy.
(c) Mapmaking and navigating through bad weather.
(d) Engineering and sailing.

4. During the Renaissance, why were the Jesuits NOT considered a mendicant order?
(a) They did not practice chastity.
(b) They did not practice obedience to the Pope.
(c) They did not engage in teaching assignments.
(d) They did not live in poverty.

5. Who or what urged penalties on Christians who participated with the Japanese in the Japanese use of financial tricks to make money during the 16th century?
(a) The Japanese government.
(b) Pope Leo XII.
(c) Matteo Ricci.
(d) The Council of Trent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ricci use the first four memory images in his memory palace?

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

3. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", why did Ricci alter the original Biblical story?

4. During the Renaissance, what did Ignatius Loyola encourage Jesuits to do with their possessions?

5. In Ricci's version of the story of the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves," how did he depict Jesus?

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