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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ricci deplore that was widespread in Peking during the 16th century?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Poverty.

2. During the Renaissance, who made up the groups in China that "pledged themselves to lives of heightened spiritual service"?
(a) Religious groups of Chinese men and women.
(b) Religious groups of Chinese missionaries.
(c) Groups of Jesuit nuns.
(d) Groups of Jesuits priests.

3. How did Ricci use the concept of "ly" into his music when he was a Chinese missionary in the 16th century?
(a) He preaches against greed and the loss of one's soul to money.
(b) He offers harpsichord music as an analogy to Christian beliefs.
(c) He incorporates the theme of social justice with the Chinese value of money.
(d) He connects the idea of profit with the musical themes of religion and morality.

4. What did the fourth ideograph, "hao," represent in the Chinese language during the 16th century?
(a) Chastity.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Goodness.
(d) Obedience.

5. According to "Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture", who is Girolamo Costa?
(a) A friend of Ricci who entered the Jesuit order within a year of Ricci.
(b) A young seminarian working with Ricci in China.
(c) The leader of the Jesuit order in Italy.
(d) An Italian government official who speaks against Ricci.

6. Where and when did the Jesuits publish their first book?
(a) Lisbon in 1570.
(b) Jerusalem in 1459.
(c) Paris in 1539.
(d) Rome in 1559.

7. In Renaissance Italy, what city was a stop on a pilgrim route from Rome to Lareto?
(a) Macerata.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Venice.

8. Who or what urged penalties on Christians who participated with the Japanese in the Japanese use of financial tricks to make money during the 16th century?
(a) Matteo Ricci.
(b) The Japanese government.
(c) The Council of Trent.
(d) Pope Leo XII.

9. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, what did he place on the altar of the little Shaozhou Church?
(a) A statue of Buddha next to the Catholic cross.
(b) An oil painting of the Virgin Mary received from the Philippines.
(c) A painting of the Memory Palace drawn by a famous Chinese artist.
(d) A relic of the cross received from the Pope in Rome.

10. According to the author in "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", what was the reaction to the death of Pope Paul IV in 1559?
(a) Joyous rioting in the city.
(b) Grief and wailing.
(c) Enemies capitalized on the Church's vulnerability.
(d) Jesuits were expelled from foreign missionaries.

11. What type of life was flourishing during the 16th century when Ricci was in China?
(a) Commercial life.
(b) Industrialization.
(c) Chinese imperialism.
(d) Public service.

12. According to "Chapter Six, The Third Image: Profit and Harvest", what was the next idiograph that Ricci chose?
(a) Li.
(b) Ming.
(c) Wu.
(d) Yao.

13. During the 16th century, how did Yu Chunxi react to Ricci's criticism of the Buddhist belief that Ricci was particularly hostile?
(a) Yu Chunxi sent soldiers to destroy the mission.
(b) Yu Chunxi complained in a letter.
(c) Yu Chunxi encouraged a boycott of Ricci's church.
(d) Yu Chunxi visited Ricci and debated the belief in front of a crowd of Buddhists and Chinese Christians.

14. How many pictures are in the series of prints that made up the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

15. When Ricci divided the fourth ideograph, "hao," what was the new meaning?
(a) "Woman" and "child" created a reference to the Virgin Mary.
(b) "Man" and "woman" created a reference to the marriage of Mary and Joseph.
(c) "Man," "woman," and "child" created a reference to the Holy Family.
(d) "Woman" and "girl" created a reference to Mary's virginity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem arose because of the type of life that was flourishing during the 16th century when Ricci was in China?

2. During the Renaissance, what did some believe was the purpose of these groups in China that "pledged themselves to lives of heightened spiritual service"?

3. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was his goal in teaching different subjects to the Chinese?

4. How did Ricci intend to use the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?

5. What was the meaning of the third idiograph chosen by Ricci?

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