View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ricci display his sense of ecumenism in China when he was a missionary?
(a) He allowed Chinese women and children to help with the daily Mass.
(b) He sometimes dressed like a Buddhist monk to show respect.
(c) He used the ideas from Chinese religions in his sermons.
(d) He held services with Jews, Muslims, and Christians.

2. What kind of map did Ricci draw in 1584?
(a) A world map with Chinese names for the countries of the world.
(b) A map of Europe with Chinese names.
(c) A map of the New World for Jesuit missionaries set to travel there.
(d) A map of the Chinese seas with Westernized names.

3. On what ship did Ricci travel in 1578?
(a) The St. Louis.
(b) The Good Jesus.
(c) The St. Gregory.
(d) The Miracle at Cana.

4. Matteo Ricci lived during which period of time?
(a) The Reformation.
(b) The Medieval Period.
(c) The Enlightenment.
(d) The Renaissance.

5. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", when Ricci travels from Nanjing to Nanchang, who appears in his most significant dream?
(a) Peter the Apostle.
(b) Mary.
(c) Jesus.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Ricci compare a ship's pilot?

2. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", to what religious order did Matteo Ricci belong?

3. According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", when Ricci cut the idiograph in half horizontally, what did the two halves mean?

4. How many Christians were in the Japanese army during the 16th century?

5. Where was the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" to be placed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the death of King Sebastian of Portugal cause concern for the Jesuits?

5. How did these outside influences affect Ricci while growing up in Macerata?

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

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

8. Describe the training of Matteo Ricci before he arrived in China.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 853 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample