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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. During the 16th century, why had Pope Paul IV given the Inquisitors in Spain great power?
(a) To seek revenge for the Crucifixion of Christ.
(b) To vie with the King of Spain for political control.
(c) To raise the status of the clergy over the government.
(d) To run out the disbelievers of the Catholic church.

2. When Ricci was a missionary in China, what did he Ricci report to Girolamo Costa?
(a) The Chinese have requested additional Chinese missionaries.
(b) The Chinese marvel when Ricci tells them stories of the shrine to Mary at Loreto.
(c) The Chinese require patience and direction as they learn about the Christian faith.
(d) The Chinese mission needs more funds.

3. How many pictures are in the series of prints that made up the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, whom did the Chinese people fear?
(a) The Chinese ruler.
(b) Foreign invaders.
(c) Buddhist monks.
(d) Jesuit missionaries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they were in their missions during the 16th century, why did Ricci and Ruggieri often want money?

2. What problem arose because of the type of life that was flourishing during the 16th century when Ricci was in China?

3. In Renaissance Italy, what city was a stop on a pilgrim route from Rome to Lareto?

4. According to "Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture", who is Girolamo Costa?

5. Where and when did the Jesuits publish their first book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ricci use this third picture in his work with the Chinese?

2. According to "Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture", what was the relationship between Matteo Ricci and Girolamo Costa?

3. What was happening to the commercial side of life at this time?

4. Why did Ricci develop mnemonic techniques during his studies in Rome?

5. Why did Ricci wish he had more money?

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

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

8. What did Ignatius Loyola encourage the Jesuits to publish in 1559.

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

10. On what did the Jesuits depend financially?

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