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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 did Ricci help the Chinese to see with this second picture "The Road to Emmaus"?
(a) The Chinese will understand the power of Jesus to perform miracles.
(b) The Chinese will see the wonder of the resurrection and its effect on Christ's followers.
(c) The Chinese will see two men accepting the resurrection of God and the third preparing for His return to heaven.
(d) The Chinese will understand the role of salvation in the lives of Christians.

2. According to "Chapter Nine: Inside the Palace", to whom did Ricci write "Facilis descensus averni"?
(a) The dying Francesco de Petris.
(b) Giulio Fuligatti, his school friend.
(c) His mentor Joao Barrados.
(d) The eunuch Ma Tang.

3. 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.

4. According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", when Ricci cut the idiograph in half horizontally, what did the two halves mean?
(a) The upper half meant "east," and the bottom half meant "man."
(b) The upper half meant "west," and the bottom half meant "woman."
(c) The upper half meant "man," and the bottom half meant "east."
(d) The upper half meant "woman," and the bottom half meant "west."

5. During the Renaissance, what was the focus of concern by the Jesuit missionaries in India?
(a) Indigenous Christians and Nestorian heresy.
(b) Jewish repression of Jesuit missionaries.
(c) Government restriction on foreign missionaries.
(d) Buddhist priests and anti-Christian sentiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Chapter Nine: Inside the Palace", what was one figure wearing of extraordinary beauty?

2. According to "Chapter Five, The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus", how many people were in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?

3. In the 16th century who was Gian Pietro Maffei?

4. When Ricci was a 16th century missionary in China, how did he use the event of the Inquisition when teaching the Chinese?

5. During the trip in 1578, what did the ships on which Ricci was riding pick up in Mozambique?

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