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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. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, why were the Chinese eager to learn?
(a) They want to be able to read and write in two languages.
(b) They want to be role models to their children.
(c) They want to pass their exams to get better jobs.
(d) They want to be able to read and understand the Bible.

2. During the 16th century, what did Yu Chunxi's teacher Zhuzong tell Yu Chunxi about Ricci's arguments?
(a) Ricci was old and should be ignored.
(b) Ricci must be stopped by any means.
(c) Ricci was not worth his time.
(d) Ricci should be criticized in the Chinese press.

3. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was his goal in teaching different subjects to the Chinese?
(a) To provide a Jesuit-based education for the upper classes.
(b) To fight illiteracy among the rural poor of China.
(c) To draw them closer to Christianity.
(d) To inspire the Chinese to open their doors to the world.

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

5. During the Renaissance, what were the Jesuits searching for in their publications?
(a) The sturdiest paper.
(b) The perfect font.
(c) The ideal page size.
(d) The highest quality ink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ignatius encourage the Jesuits to publish when they published their first books in the 16th century?

2. What did Ricci help the Chinese to see with this second picture "The Road to Emmaus"?

3. During the Renaissance, who made up the groups in China that "pledged themselves to lives of heightened spiritual service"?

4. 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"?

5. Why did Ricci alter the story of the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was Ricci's attitude toward Buddhism?

7. What did the second picture depict?

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

9. On what did the Jesuits depend financially?

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

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