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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. From whom did Ricci devise this memory method?
(a) The Greek poet Aristotle.
(b) The Renaissance playwright Christopher Marlowe.
(c) The Roman poet Ovid.
(d) The Greek poet Simonides.

2. What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated devotional prayers while he was a missionary in China?
(a) "Amen."
(b) "Basic."
(c) "Fundamental."
(d) "Heavenly Father."

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

4. From whom was Macerata in constant danger from attack?
(a) The Muslims.
(b) The Turks.
(c) The Ottomans.
(d) The Papal Police.

5. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", what was/were a destructive and common part of life in China?
(a) Illiteracy.
(b) Floods.
(c) Diseases.
(d) Slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the charismatic Jesuit missionary, which group was amenable, "soft" like women, ambivalent about war and ready to do what they were told?

2. During the Renaissance, what was one element missing in the training of Jesuits while in Rome?

3. According to Ricci, which one of these is NOT a way in which memory palaces can be built?

4. What kind of map did Ricci print in 1602?

5. According to the charismatic Jesuit missionary, whose mixture of "cruelty, dignity, depravity, and hypocrisy" would prevent them from truly living the faith?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were the three major religions in China?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. About what did Ricci's Chinese Christian converts complain?

10. What is a "huihui"?

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