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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. What was the state of Ricci's financial situation during most of his time in China?
(a) Unstable, ranging from poverty to riches on a steady basis.
(b) Poverty, with a constant threat of bankruptcy and expulsion.
(c) Increasing, as more wealthy Chinese convert to Christianity and begin to tithe to his church.
(d) Stable, with regular subsidies from his Jesuit order.

2. What caused marine accidents during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?
(a) Overloading of goods, peoples and services.
(b) Poorly constructed ships.
(c) Poorly packed explosives.
(d) Rocky harbors and pirates.

3. What were the meanings of the two new idiographs made when Ricci split the second idiograph down the middle?
(a) Blade and knife.
(b) Gain and benefit.
(c) Grain and blade.
(d) Profit and loss.

4. 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 a wise man.
(c) As a charismatic leader.
(d) As the son of God.

5. During the Renaissance, what were the Jesuits searching for in their publications?
(a) The ideal page size.
(b) The sturdiest paper.
(c) The perfect font.
(d) The highest quality ink.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long did Christopher Plantin take to write his Bible, the pinnacle of the Counter-Reformation, in the 16th century?

4. What did the Chinese seem to prefer in its military?

5. During the Renaissance, what was one element missing in the training of Jesuits while in Rome?

(see the answer key)

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