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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what did Ricci's Chinese Christian converts complain?
(a) Inability to understand the papacy.
(b) Hostility from other Chinese.
(c) Repression from the government.
(d) Lack of Christian works, such as the Bible.

2. Who criticized the use of "monstrous" images for causing "madness and frenzy instead of profound and sure memory"?
(a) Ignatius Loyola.
(b) Ludolfus of Saxony.
(c) Cornelius Agrippa.
(d) Thomas Aquinas.

3. On what ship did Ricci travel in 1578?
(a) The Miracle at Cana.
(b) The Good Jesus.
(c) The St. Gregory.
(d) The St. Louis.

4. How can Ricci's use of mnemonic devices be understood?
(a) As part of an anti-Jesuit movement to prevent Chinese conversions.
(b) As part of an anti-Christian movement.
(c) As part of an encroachment of Western civilization on Asian cultures.
(d) As part of a long Christian tradition of missionaries confronting purported magicians.

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

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

7. On this trip in 1578, what skills did Ricci develop?
(a) Engineering and sailing.
(b) Foreign languages and painting.
(c) Mapmaking and navigating through bad weather.
(d) Astronomy and alchemy.

8. To whom did the Chinese emperor leave many matters to be handled?
(a) Elected representatives.
(b) Military generals.
(c) His appointed cabinet.
(d) Administrative eunuchs.

9. Where had Ricci traveled throughout 1578?
(a) From Portugal to India.
(b) From China to Japan.
(c) From India to Portugal.
(d) From Italy to Egypt.

10. 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) Floods.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Diseases.
(d) Illiteracy.

11. What did Matteo Ricci teach the Chinese people?
(a) How to read the Bible.
(b) How to build a memory palace.
(c) How to build better villages.
(d) How to speak English.

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

13. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", to whom did Ricci give the first picture?
(a) Cheng Dayue.
(b) Kwok Sing.
(c) Dayue Cheng.
(d) Kim Suk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", to what religious order did Matteo Ricci belong?

3. How many Christians were in the Japanese army during the 16th century?

4. About what were the Jesuit missions in India concerned?

5. In Ricci's version of the story of the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves," how did he depict Jesus?

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