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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ricci place the new picture of the fourth idiograph "hao" in the Memory Palace?
(a) In the barn just outside the back door.
(b) In the nursery on the second floor.
(c) In the southwest corner of the reception hall.
(d) In the southwest corner of the garden.

2. 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) Pope Leo XII.
(d) The Council of Trent.

3. How did the characters look in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?
(a) The six apostles are smiling as they hand out the food.
(b) Although they are in intense conversation, they seem still and frozen.
(c) The two disciples stand at the opening of the tomb and look frightened.
(d) Christ is shown in agony as his mother weeps and is supported in her grief by the two apostles.

4. What does the first picture depict in the series of prints that made up the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?
(a) Lot's daughters get Lot drunk and sleep with him in order to continue their family line.
(b) Lot, Lot's wife, and their two daughters running away from the city before it is destroyed.
(c) God promising to destroy Sodom because of its wickedness.
(d) God blinding the men of Sodom when they try to rape the angels.

5. According to "Chapter Five, The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus", what did Ricci teach to the Chinese that he compared to branches of a stream?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Science.
(d) Language.

6. Why was Pope Paul IV unpopular during his reign in the 16th century?
(a) His role in the Inquisition.
(b) His determination to expand Catholicism.
(c) His greed emptied the pockets of the commoners.
(d) His leadership in the Crusades.

7. Who was arrested, beaten and imprisoned for trying to make money by keeping tribute given to the guards at the Xiangshan border during the 16th century when Ricci was in China??
(a) A courier of Jesuit letters.
(b) A cook employed by Matteo Ricci.
(c) Matteo Ricci.
(d) Ignatius Loyola.

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

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

10. According to Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom, what is the subject of the series of prints that made up third picture "The Men of Sodom"?
(a) The Apostle Peter's life.
(b) Lot's life.
(c) John the Baptist's life.
(d) Mary's life.

11. 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.

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

13. What was the memory image that Ricci associated with the altered second image?
(a) A farmer holding a sickle, ready to cut the crops in the field.
(b) A farmer heading to market with a wagon full of crops.
(c) A farmer at planting time, hoeing in a field.
(d) A farmer's market full of local fruit and vegetables for sale.

14. How many children were in Ricci's family?
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

15. During the Renaissance, what were the Jesuits searching for in their publications?
(a) The perfect font.
(b) The sturdiest paper.
(c) The ideal page size.
(d) The highest quality ink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ricci alter the story of the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?

2. What did Ignatius encourage the Jesuits to publish when they published their first books in the 16th century?

3. According to "Chapter Five, The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus", how many people were in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?

4. What was the state of Ricci's financial situation during most of his time in China?

5. What did the fourth ideograph, "hao," represent in the Chinese language during the 16th century?

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