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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. According to Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom, what is the subject of the series of prints that made up third picture "The Men of Sodom"?
(a) Lot's life.
(b) Mary's life.
(c) The Apostle Peter's life.
(d) John the Baptist's life.

2. During the Renaissance, what was the name of the groups in China that "pledged themselves to lives of heightened spiritual service"?
(a) Christian conservatives.
(b) Marian sodalities.
(c) Roman monasteries.
(d) Catholic Chinese unions.

3. How was Pope Paul IV buried in the 16th century?
(a) Buried in a pauper's grave to show his humble roots.
(b) With great pomp and circumstance befitting the position of a church leader.
(c) With modest trappings and ceremony to honor a common man.
(d) Buried deep and late at night so his corpse would not be stolen.

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

5. Before Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, who was thought to have engaged in sexual misconduct while in China?
(a) Matteo Ricci.
(b) Francis Xavier.
(c) Ignatius Loyola.
(d) Pope Paul IV.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Renaissance, what did Ignatius Loyola encourage Jesuits to do with their possessions?

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

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

4. During the 16th century, what did Yu Chunxi's teacher Zhuzong tell Yu Chunxi about Ricci's arguments?

5. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, what was one way he used music to impress the Chinese?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things that Ricci did not like about China and its culture?

2. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", what element of the Jesuit life did Ricci emphasize?

3. According to "Chapter Six, The Third Image: Profit and Harvest", what were some of the gifts that Ricci was able to give the Chinese?

4. What did Ricci admire and appreciate in China?

5. On what did the Jesuits depend financially?

6. Who were Ricci's first converts in China?

7. What was the fourth ideograph and image that Ricci placed in the Memory Palace?

8. Why did Ricci wish he had more money?

9. According to the author's speculation, why did Ricci seem so drawn to Mary, the mother of Jesus?

10. Where in the Memory Palace did Ricci place this last image?

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