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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 Five, The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus", how many people were in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. What does the first picture depict in the series of prints that made up the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?
(a) Lot's daughters get Lot drunk and sleep with him in order to continue their family line.
(b) Lot, Lot's wife, and their two daughters running away from the city before it is destroyed.
(c) God blinding the men of Sodom when they try to rape the angels.
(d) God promising to destroy Sodom because of its wickedness.

3. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", which of these is NOT one of the things that Ricci appreciated in China?
(a) China had extraordinary cooking methods.
(b) China was opposed to slavery.
(c) China had great diversity.
(d) China had excellent gardens and beautiful porcelain.

4. How did Ricci intend to use the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?
(a) To convey God's power to destroy.
(b) To convey the sin of Sodom to the Chinese.
(c) To explain why Lot's daughters slept with Lot.
(d) To explain why Lot's wife turned to salt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Renaissance, how did Ignatius Loyola want students to learn?

2. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, how were pictures of Mary received in China?

3. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, whom did the Chinese people fear?

4. How many pictures are in the series of prints that made up the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?

5. Who or what urged penalties on Christians who participated with the Japanese in the Japanese use of financial tricks to make money during the 16th century?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the second picture depict?

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

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

4. What was ironic about the death of Pope Paul IV in 1559?

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

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

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

8. Where did Ricci place this third image in the Memory Palace?

9. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", what is the image in the third picture?

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

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