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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. When Ricci was a missionary, what religion was he startled to learn was practiced by some Chinese?
(a) Paganism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Mormonism.

2. What did the Chinese seem to prefer in its military?
(a) Diplomacy and nationalism over expansion.
(b) Actual combat over pomp and circumstance.
(c) Expansion over diplomacy and nationalism.
(d) Pomp and circumstance over actual combat.

3. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated the Ten Commandments while he was a missionary in China?
(a) "Thou".
(b) "Shall".
(c) "Covet".
(d) "Not".

4. How was the relationship between true religious experience and magical powers perceived during the 16th century?
(a) A vague line between true religious experience and magical powers.
(b) A merging of true religious experience and magical powers.
(c) A clear distinction between true religious experience and magical powers.
(d) An opposition between true religious experience and magical powers.

5. What did Ricci do to the first Chinese idiograph?
(a) Cut it into three different idiographs.
(b) Cut it diagonally.
(c) Cut it into four different idiographs.
(d) Combined it with the idiograph for peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Ricci meet in Lisbon, Portugal, who died without an heir?

2. When the king died without an heir, what effect did this have?

3. According to Ricci, how is the size of the memory palace determined?

4. Who encouraged the use of mnemonic devices as a way to remember the multitude of one's sins?

5. How long had the Alaleona and Pellicani families been fighting when Ricci was a child in Macerata?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", what is the second idiograph that Ricci chose for a memory image and why did he choose it?

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

3. Does the author know with certainty where Ricci picked up the idea of mnemonic devices?

4. According to the author Jonathan D. Spence, how did the Chinese view the use of mnemonic devices?

5. Describe the first picture, "The Apostle in the Waves" that Ricci used to instruct the Chinese.

6. What had the Japanese done to make Ricci's life difficult?

7. What experiences led to Ricci's skill in drawing maps?

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

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

10. What were the three major religions in China?

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