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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are mnemonic devices?
2. Who was the charismatic missionary to India who aimed to inspire the Asian missions of the Jesuits?
3. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", how did Ricci believe that humans could remember anything?
4. According to the charismatic Jesuit missionary, whose mixture of "cruelty, dignity, depravity, and hypocrisy" would prevent them from truly living the faith?
5. Whom did Ricci meet in Lisbon, Portugal, who died without an heir?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", what was the size of the Memory Palace that Matteo Ricci used to teach the Chinese people?
2. Describe the map that Ricci has printed in 1602.
3. What were some of the outside influences affecting Ricci's home city of Macerata?
4. When Ricci was a missionary in the 16th century, to what did Ricci compare the hand of God to the Chinese?
5. According to Spence, how did Ricci use the four images and four Chinese characters?
6. Describe the training of Matteo Ricci before he arrived in China.
7. What were conditions in Ricci's home city of Macerata when he was a young boy?
8. Why did the death of King Sebastian of Portugal cause concern for the Jesuits?
9. What did Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, think of mnemonic devices?
10. What was the new version of the story associated with the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" that Ricci gave Cheng Dayue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
During the 16th century, the Jesuits began their active pursuit of learning and scholarship. From the curriculum in Ricci's seminary studies to the missions around the world, the Jesuits became known for their methods of education. Examine Ricci's own education and his pursuit of learning throughout his life. Determine whether his work in China furthered this quest for knowledge.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of the Marian sodalities for the Jesuits and compare/contrast the Jesuit view of Mary with the Chinese view of Mary.
Essay Topic 3
The last chapter of the book relies on imagery to convey Ricci's last look at the Memory Palace. Discuss the way the author appeals to the five senses and the way the imagery develops the summation of Ricci's life.
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