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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 "man," and the bottom half meant "east."
(b) The upper half meant "west," and the bottom half meant "woman."
(c) The upper half meant "east," and the bottom half meant "man."
(d) The upper half meant "woman," and the bottom half meant "west."

2. Which war(s) did Ricci study that influenced his ideas about warfare?
(a) The Hundred Years War.
(b) The Peloponnesian War.
(c) The Crusades.
(d) The Punic Wars.

3. Matteo Ricci lived during which period of time?
(a) The Enlightenment.
(b) The Medieval Period.
(c) The Reformation.
(d) The Renaissance.

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. Whom did Ricci meet in Lisbon, Portugal, who died without an heir?
(a) King John III of France.
(b) King Edward of England.
(c) King Sebastian of Portugal.
(d) King Ferdinand of Spain.

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

7. In Chinese, what is a "huihui"?
(a) A Muslim person as well as Jews and Nestorian Christians in China.
(b) A Chinese Christian convert.
(c) A native Chinese who follows Confucius.
(d) A Western woman who dresses like a Chinese woman.

8. From whom was Macerata in constant danger from attack?
(a) The Muslims.
(b) The Ottomans.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The Papal Police.

9. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", how did Ricci believe that humans could remember anything?
(a) By writing the thing to be remembered over and over.
(b) By reciting over and over.
(c) By singing a song about the thing to be remembered.
(d) By associating a memory with an image.

10. In the 16th century, which Chinese religions had Trinitarian aspects?
(a) Buddhism and Taoism.
(b) Buddhism, Taoism, and Muslim.
(c) Confucianism and Taoism.
(d) Confucianism and Buddhism.

11. In the 16th century, who provided funds to Christopher Plantin to write his Bible?
(a) King Phillip II of Spain.
(b) King Henry VIII of England.
(c) Emperor Wanli of China.
(d) The people of Antwerp.

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

13. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated devotional prayers while he was a missionary in China?
(a) "Basic."
(b) "Amen."
(c) "Fundamental."
(d) "Heavenly Father."

14. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", what was/were a destructive and common part of life in China?
(a) Illiteracy.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Diseases.
(d) Floods.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Ricci join the Jesuits?

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

4. What did Ricci realize about his attempt at ecumenism when he was a missionary in China?

5. About what did Ricci's Chinese Christian converts complain?

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