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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) Homosexuality.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Poverty.

2. During the 16th century, how did the way Ignatius Loyola wanted students to learn affect Matteo Ricci?
(a) Ricci chose to become a Jesuit.
(b) Ricci argued with his instructors about the method's futility.
(c) Ricci rose to the top of his class.
(d) Ricci developed his mnemonic technique.

3. When Ricci was a 16th century missionary in China, how did he use the event of the Inquisition when teaching the Chinese?
(a) He compared the event to conflict in China between the Buddhists and the emperor.
(b) He compared the event to the story of Sodom and its moral extremes.
(c) He compared the event to Judas' betrayal of Jesus to the Romans.
(d) He compared the event to the persecution of Jews around the world.

4. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, whom did the Chinese people fear?
(a) Buddhist monks.
(b) The Chinese ruler.
(c) Foreign invaders.
(d) Jesuit missionaries.

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

6. According to "Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture", what doctrine were the Chinese not ready to understand when Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China?
(a) The Epiphany.
(b) The Resurrection.
(c) The Incarnation.
(d) The Assumption.

7. What was the meaning of the third idiograph chosen by Ricci?
(a) Loss.
(b) Gain.
(c) Profit.
(d) Benefit.

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

9. At what was Ricci particularly adept during his studies in Rome during the Renaissance that helped him later with the Chinese?
(a) He developed debating skills which he used to counter Chinese arguments.
(b) He could recite the entire Bible from memory which impressed the Chinese.
(c) He developed an appreciation for different learning styles which helped him teach the Chinese.
(d) He combined vivid imagery and lengthy sequences with his mnemonic skills.

10. 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) Mathematics.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Science.
(d) Language.

11. Before Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, who was thought to have engaged in sexual misconduct while in China?
(a) Ignatius Loyola.
(b) Pope Paul IV.
(c) Matteo Ricci.
(d) Francis Xavier.

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

13. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was he able to do in five months?
(a) Memorize almost all Chinese idiographs.
(b) Memorize the first five books of the Bible.
(c) Speak Chinese, Latin and Greek fluently.
(d) Complete his Jesuit curriculum.

14. 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 cook employed by Matteo Ricci.
(b) Ignatius Loyola.
(c) A courier of Jesuit letters.
(d) Matteo Ricci.

15. Which of these was NOT a typical gift that Ricci would give to the Chinese during his time as a missionary in the late 16th century?
(a) Religious paintings.
(b) A small harpsichord.
(c) A rhinoceros horn.
(d) Bibles signed by the reigning pope.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Renaissance, what was the name of the groups in China that "pledged themselves to lives of heightened spiritual service"?

2. In Renaissance Italy, what city was a stop on a pilgrim route from Rome to Lareto?

3. 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?

4. During the Renaissance, what were the Jesuits searching for in their publications?

5. What does the first picture depict in the series of prints that made up the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?

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