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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, which group was amenable, "soft" like women, ambivalent about war and ready to do what they were told?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Mongols.

2. Where did Ricci place the new picture of the fourth idiograph "hao" in the Memory Palace?
(a) In the southwest corner of the garden.
(b) In the southwest corner of the reception hall.
(c) In the barn just outside the back door.
(d) In the nursery on the second floor.

3. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated the Ten Commandments while he was a missionary in China?
(a) "Shall".
(b) "Not".
(c) "Covet".
(d) "Thou".

4. On what ship did Ricci travel in 1578?
(a) The St. Louis.
(b) The Good Jesus.
(c) The St. Gregory.
(d) The Miracle at Cana.

5. According to "Chapter Nine: Inside the Palace", whose touch on the cheek did Ricci feel?
(a) The eunuch Ma Tang.
(b) Francesco de Petris.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) Joao Barrados.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, whom did the Chinese people fear?

2. During the Renaissance, who made up the groups in China that "pledged themselves to lives of heightened spiritual service"?

3. Where was the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" to be placed?

4. According to "Chapter Two, The First Image: The Warriors", what does the Chinese idiograph "wu" symbolize?

5. What effect did the Japanese threat have on Ricci?

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