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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 blinding the men of Sodom when they try to rape the angels.
(d) God promising to destroy Sodom because of its wickedness.

3. What were the meanings of the two new idiographs made when Ricci split the second idiograph down the middle?
(a) Grain and blade.
(b) Gain and benefit.
(c) Profit and loss.
(d) Blade and knife.

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

5. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was wrong with the science taught to the Chinese?
(a) It focused on outdated principles.
(b) It led to many disasters to the environment.
(c) It lacked fundamental principles.
(d) It disregarded Western discoveries and advances.

6. What two moral extremes were seen in Rome during the mid-16th century?
(a) Piety and degradation.
(b) Democracy and slavery.
(c) Celibacy and debauchery.
(d) Generosity and poverty.

7. How old was Matteo Ricci during the time of the Inquisition and death of Pope Paul IV in the 16th century?
(a) A missionary in China.
(b) A young seminary student.
(c) A newly ordained priest in his first parish.
(d) A child.

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

9. During the Renaissance, what did Ignatius Loyola encourage Jesuits to do with their possessions?
(a) Turn them over to the Jesuit order.
(b) Keep them safe.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Share them.

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

11. To which of the Buddhist beliefs was Ricci particularly hostile when he was a missionary in 16th century China?
(a) Animal sacrifice.
(b) Vegetarianism.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Reincarnation.

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

13. What event was depicted in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?
(a) Christ encountering two disciples on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection.
(b) Six disciples at the feeding of the multitudes with loaves and fishes.
(c) Christ, His mother, and two disciples at the crucifixion.
(d) Two disciples at the tomb of Jesus, after His resurrection.

14. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, how were pictures of Mary received in China?
(a) The pictures were sent back to Rome.
(b) The pictures were desecrated.
(c) The Chinese reacted in fear.
(d) The Chinese reacted piously.

15. Who was depicted in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?
(a) Christ and two disciples.
(b) Six apostles.
(c) Christ, his mother, and two disciples.
(d) Two disciples.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

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

4. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, what did he place on the altar of the little Shaozhou Church?

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

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