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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Incarnation.
(c) The Assumption.
(d) The Resurrection.

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

4. What did Ignatius encourage the Jesuits to publish when they published their first books in the 16th century?
(a) Greek works.
(b) Latin works.
(c) Only religious works.
(d) Writings of the Jesuits.

5. During the 16th century, why had Pope Paul IV given the Inquisitors in Spain great power?
(a) To seek revenge for the Crucifixion of Christ.
(b) To raise the status of the clergy over the government.
(c) To vie with the King of Spain for political control.
(d) To run out the disbelievers of the Catholic church.

6. According to "Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture", what effect did Ricci's reflections on the Virgin Mary have on him?
(a) They provide him with Chinese friends.
(b) They make him nervous.
(c) They make him sad.
(d) They give him solace.

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

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

9. 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) A small harpsichord.
(b) Bibles signed by the reigning pope.
(c) Religious paintings.
(d) A rhinoceros horn.

10. How did Ricci intend to use the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?
(a) To convey the sin of Sodom to the Chinese.
(b) To convey God's power to destroy.
(c) To explain why Lot's daughters slept with Lot.
(d) To explain why Lot's wife turned to salt.

11. 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," "woman," and "child" created a reference to the Holy Family.
(c) "Man" and "woman" created a reference to the marriage of Mary and Joseph.
(d) "Woman" and "girl" created a reference to Mary's virginity.

12. 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) Mary's life.
(c) John the Baptist's life.
(d) Lot's life.

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

14. 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) Enemies capitalized on the Church's vulnerability.
(c) Jesuits were expelled from foreign missionaries.
(d) Grief and wailing.

15. What did Ricci help the Chinese to see with this second picture "The Road to Emmaus"?
(a) The Chinese will see two men accepting the resurrection of God and the third preparing for His return to heaven.
(b) The Chinese will understand the power of Jesus to perform miracles.
(c) The Chinese will see the wonder of the resurrection and its effect on Christ's followers.
(d) The Chinese will understand the role of salvation in the lives of Christians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event was depicted in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?

2. During the Renaissance, on what did the Jesuits depend financially to support themselves and their missionaries?

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

4. According to "Chapter Six, The Third Image: Profit and Harvest", what was the next idiograph that Ricci chose?

5. When they were in their missions during the 16th century, why did Ricci and Ruggieri often want money?

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