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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "Chapter One: Building the Palace", what does the author encourages his readers to do?
(a) To understand why the Chinese could not understand Christian theology.
(b) To focus on the connections between Ricci's classical influences and his Chinese present.
(c) To keep an open mind about the connection of magic to theology.
(d) To devise mnemonic devices to keep track of the four images and the four pictures.

2. How did Ricci use the concept of "ly" into his music when he was a Chinese missionary in the 16th century?
(a) He incorporates the theme of social justice with the Chinese value of money.
(b) He offers harpsichord music as an analogy to Christian beliefs.
(c) He preaches against greed and the loss of one's soul to money.
(d) He connects the idea of profit with the musical themes of religion and morality.

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

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. How many children were in Ricci's family?
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom was Macerata in constant danger from attack?

2. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated devotional prayers while he was a missionary in China?

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

4. What did Ricci realize about his attempt at ecumenism when he was a missionary in China?

5. According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", when Ricci cut the idiograph in half horizontally, what did the two halves mean?

(see the answer key)

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