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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what other way were mnemonic devices used during the 16th century?
(a) To convert other non-Christians around the world.
(b) To retain substantial scientific, mathematical, and musical information of the Renaissance.
(c) To help explorers navigate to the New World.
(d) To learn the theologies of the Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian religions.

2. What is the subject of Ricci's book that he wrote while in Nanching?
(a) An explanation of the Christian Bible.
(b) Manners and behavior in Western cultures.
(c) Agriculture and animal husbandry in the Chinese countryside.
(d) The teachings of the great members of Western civilization.

3. Who was the charismatic missionary to India who aimed to inspire the Asian missions of the Jesuits?
(a) Francesco Martines.
(b) Alessandro Valignano.
(c) Ignatius Loyola.
(d) Louis Pellicano.

4. In his book of memory, where did Ricci places the four memory images?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In his kitchen.
(c) In his garden.
(d) In his reception hall.

5. In the 16th century who was Gian Pietro Maffei?
(a) An Italian papal courier who corresponded regularly with Ricci.
(b) A Jesuit historian who would work with Ricci to lift his spirits.
(c) A Spanish journalist who wrote reports back to the Western world.
(d) The Jesuit prefect who sent Ricci to China and visited him there yearly.

6. Which of the following did the Jesuits NOT do on the trip in 1578?
(a) Heard confessions every eight days.
(b) Tended to the sick.
(c) Practiced their devotions.
(d) Prepared meals for the passengers.

7. According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", what was significant about the Chinese ideograph "yao"?
(a) It was not used by many Chinese.
(b) It had five different meanings.
(c) It was easy to translate but difficult to write.
(d) It was easy to write but difficult to translate.

8. According to Ricci, which one of these is NOT a way in which memory palaces can be built?
(a) Drawn from reality that exists.
(b) Drawn from paintings in the emperor's palace.
(c) Drawn from a combination of reality that exists and from pure imagination and fiction.
(d) Drawn from pure imagination and fiction

9. To what does Ricci compare a ship's pilot?
(a) The hand of God.
(b) The mind of God.
(c) The soul of the crew.
(d) The eyes of the Emperor.

10. Who ruled China from 1573 to 1620, almost the entire time Ricci was there?
(a) Emperor Yu.
(b) Emperor Zhuzong.
(c) Emperor Kwan.
(d) Emperor Wanli.

11. Who were the "huihui of the cross" during the 16th century when Ricci was in China?
(a) Jews.
(b) Nestorians.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Buddhists.

12. Where was the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" to be placed?
(a) In the Grand Lobby.
(b) In the Ink Garden.
(c) In the Emperor's Palace.
(d) In the Cook's Kitchen.

13. 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 Japanese.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Indians.

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

15. During the trip in 1578, what did the ships on which Ricci was riding pick up in Mozambique?
(a) Several hundred slaves.
(b) Dysentery and malaria.
(c) Nuns and orphans bound for Portugal.
(d) Crates of Bibles for the missions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who defended the use of these mnemonic devices as part of the moral regulation of memory?

2. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", how did Ricci believe that humans could remember anything?

3. What kind of map did Ricci draw in 1584?

4. When the king died without an heir, what effect did this have?

5. In what year did Ricci join the Jesuits?

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