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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) The Apostle Peter's life.
(b) Mary's life.
(c) Lot's life.
(d) John the Baptist's life.

2. What did Ricci help the Chinese to see with this second picture "The Road to Emmaus"?
(a) The Chinese will understand the role of salvation in the lives of Christians.
(b) The Chinese will see the wonder of the resurrection and its effect on Christ's followers.
(c) The Chinese will understand the power of Jesus to perform miracles.
(d) The Chinese will see two men accepting the resurrection of God and the third preparing for His return to heaven.

3. Who was arrested, beaten and imprisoned for trying to make money by keeping tribute given to the guards at the Xiangshan border during the 16th century when Ricci was in China??
(a) A courier of Jesuit letters.
(b) A cook employed by Matteo Ricci.
(c) Matteo Ricci.
(d) Ignatius Loyola.

4. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, what did he place on the altar of the little Shaozhou Church?
(a) An oil painting of the Virgin Mary received from the Philippines.
(b) A relic of the cross received from the Pope in Rome.
(c) A statue of Buddha next to the Catholic cross.
(d) A painting of the Memory Palace drawn by a famous Chinese artist.

5. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, what was one way he used music to impress the Chinese?
(a) He directed a children's choir and orchestra.
(b) He taught the elite Chinese eunuchs to play Western music.
(c) He provided piano lessons once a week.
(d) He performed one-man concerts during Christmas and Easter celebrations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, who was thought to have engaged in sexual misconduct while in China?

2. During the Renaissance, what were the Jesuits searching for in their publications?

3. During the 16th century, why had Pope Paul IV given the Inquisitors in Spain great power?

4. When Ricci was a 16th century missionary in China, how did he use the event of the Inquisition when teaching the Chinese?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Ricci able to learn the Chinese language?

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

3. On what did the Jesuits depend financially?

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

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

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

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

8. What was Ricci's attitude toward Buddhism?

9. What did the second picture depict?

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

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