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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of map did Ricci print in 1602?
(a) A map of China divided by provinces.
(b) A more accurate map with Western political organizations and locates of the Holy Land and holy cities.
(c) A world map with locations of Jesuit missionaries.
(d) A map of China noting the religions practiced in different areas.

2. In the 16th century, who provided funds to Christopher Plantin to write his Bible?
(a) King Henry VIII of England.
(b) Emperor Wanli of China.
(c) King Phillip II of Spain.
(d) The people of Antwerp.

3. In Ricci's version of the story of the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves," to whom did he compare Jesus?
(a) To Chinese mystics in the temples.
(b) To Chinese leaders in the government.
(c) To Chinese farmers in the countryside.
(d) To Chinese sages in their tradition.

4. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", to whom did Ricci give the first picture?
(a) Kim Suk.
(b) Dayue Cheng.
(c) Kwok Sing.
(d) Cheng Dayue.

5. Where had Ricci traveled throughout 1578?
(a) From Italy to Egypt.
(b) From India to Portugal.
(c) From Portugal to India.
(d) From China to Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Chapter Two, The First Image: The Warriors", what does the Chinese idiograph "wu" symbolize?

2. From whom was Macerata in constant danger from attack?

3. How can Ricci's use of mnemonic devices be understood?

4. During the Renaissance, what was the focus of concern by the Jesuit missionaries in India?

5. Who tried to stop the violence in the city of Macerata while Ricci was growing up there?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", what was the size of the Memory Palace that Matteo Ricci used to teach the Chinese people?

2. What was the new version of the story associated with the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" that Ricci gave Cheng Dayue?

3. What did Ricci do to the second idiograph and how did the meaning change?

4. Who was Alessandro Valignano and what did he think about the possibility of Asians and Japanese converting to Christianity?

5. According to Spence, how did Ricci use the four images and four Chinese characters?

6. How and why did Ricci display his spirit of ecumenism in China?

7. When Ricci was a missionary in the 16th century, to what did Ricci compare the hand of God to the Chinese?

8. What were Ricci's rules for picking a location to store the information?

9. Why does Matteo Ricci agree to use his mnemonic techniques to help Governor Lu's sons?

10. What did Ricci need the new image associated with the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" to represent?

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