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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At the end of "Chapter One: Building the Palace", what does the author encourages his readers to do?
(a) To understand why the Chinese could not understand Christian theology.
(b) To keep an open mind about the connection of magic to theology.
(c) To focus on the connections between Ricci's classical influences and his Chinese present.
(d) To devise mnemonic devices to keep track of the four images and the four pictures.

4. How long had the Chinese practiced the art of splitting their idiographs?
(a) They had never done it.
(b) One thousand years.
(c) Two thousand years.
(d) Fifty years.

5. What effect did the Japanese threat have on Ricci?
(a) The Chinese despised Christians and feared Ricci.
(b) The Chinese tolerated Christians but ignored Ricci.
(c) The Chinese welcomed Christians and embraced Ricci.
(d) The Chinese ignored both the Christians and Ricci.

6. In the 16th century, who announced his plan to conquer Korea and overthrow the Chinese government?
(a) Amemune Takatsugi.
(b) Hideyoshi Toyotomi.
(c) Tenno Heika.
(d) Takama no Harahiro.

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

8. 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.

9. When the king died without an heir, what effect did this have?
(a) Decreased the interest in exploration to the New World.
(b) Decreased the prestige of Christendom when missionary work was important.
(c) Increased the prestige of Christendom when missionary work was important.
(d) Increased the influence on Protestants on the Portuguese.

10. What did Ricci realize about his attempt at ecumenism when he was a missionary in China?
(a) He realized that women and children were not accepted in Chinese society.
(b) He realized this was very successful and began to encourage other Jesuit missionaries to dress like the locals.
(c) He realized that the tenets of the Chinese religions did not align with Christian tenets.
(d) He realized this was not the way to high stature so he began to focus on perceptions of his social status.

11. Where are the memory palaces that Ricci creates to be built?
(a) In the children's homes.
(b) In the people's towns.
(c) In the children's hospitals.
(d) In the people's minds.

12. From whom did Ricci devise this memory method?
(a) The Roman poet Ovid.
(b) The Renaissance playwright Christopher Marlowe.
(c) The Greek poet Aristotle.
(d) The Greek poet Simonides.

13. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", when Ricci travels from Nanjing to Nanchang, who appears in his most significant dream?
(a) Jesus.
(b) God.
(c) Peter the Apostle.
(d) Mary.

14. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", which one of these does NOT describe Governor Lu?
(a) He was preparing his songs for their bureaucratic examinations.
(b) He was the head of one of the highest families in Chinese society.
(c) He forbade the Chinese people to listen to Ricci.
(d) He was employed high in the Ming dynasty bureaucracy.

15. What kind of map did Ricci print in 1602?
(a) A world map with locations of Jesuit missionaries.
(b) A map of China divided by provinces.
(c) A more accurate map with Western political organizations and locates of the Holy Land and holy cities.
(d) A map of China noting the religions practiced in different areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Ricci's rules for picking an area in the memory palace to store the new image of the idiograph "wu"?

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

3. To whom did the Chinese emperor leave many matters to be handled?

4. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", why did Ricci alter the original Biblical story?

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

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