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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, Inside the Palace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the charismatic Jesuit missionary, whose mixture of "cruelty, dignity, depravity, and hypocrisy" would prevent them from truly living the faith?
(a) The Africans.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The Japanese.

2. What effect did the Japanese threat have on Ricci?
(a) The Chinese despised Christians and feared Ricci.
(b) The Chinese ignored both the Christians and Ricci.
(c) The Chinese welcomed Christians and embraced Ricci.
(d) The Chinese tolerated Christians but ignored Ricci.

3. According to "Chapter Two, The First Image: The Warriors", what does the Chinese idiograph "wu" symbolize?
(a) Spear.
(b) War.
(c) Stop or prevent.
(d) Clean and dry.

4. When Ricci was a missionary in China, what did he Ricci report to Girolamo Costa?
(a) The Chinese have requested additional Chinese missionaries.
(b) The Chinese marvel when Ricci tells them stories of the shrine to Mary at Loreto.
(c) The Chinese mission needs more funds.
(d) The Chinese require patience and direction as they learn about the Christian faith.

5. Where had Ricci traveled throughout 1578?
(a) From India to Portugal.
(b) From Italy to Egypt.
(c) From Portugal to India.
(d) From China to Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture", who is Girolamo Costa?

2. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", which of these is NOT one of the things that Ricci appreciated in China?

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

4. What caused marine accidents during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?

5. During the Renaissance, what was the name of the groups in China that "pledged themselves to lives of heightened spiritual service"?

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