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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. At the end of "Chapter One: Building the Palace", what does the author encourages his readers to do?
2. From whom was Macerata in constant danger from attack?
3. In the 16th century, who provided funds to Christopher Plantin to write his Bible?
4. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", how did Ricci believe that humans could remember anything?
5. How did Ricci display his sense of ecumenism in China when he was a missionary?
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. About what did Ricci's Chinese Christian converts complain?
3. According to Spence, how did Ricci use the four images and four Chinese characters?
4. Describe the training of Matteo Ricci before he arrived in China.
5. What were conditions in Ricci's home city of Macerata when he was a young boy?
6. What experiences led to Ricci's skill in drawing maps?
7. Does the author know with certainty where Ricci picked up the idea of mnemonic devices?
8. Where was the Memory Palace to be built?
9. Describe the first picture, "The Apostle in the Waves" that Ricci used to instruct the Chinese.
10. What did Ricci need the new image associated with the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves" to represent?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Because of isolationism, the Chinese were reluctant to accept Western ideas in religion; however, the Chinese were very receptive to the Western ideas of science. Compare and contrast the discoveries made during the 16th century in Europe and China.
Essay Topic 2
Sexual immorality caused Ricci great concern. Discuss the ways in which both the Jesuits and the Chinese challenged Ricci's view of sexual morality and the ways he chose to combat it.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Ricci's attitude towards money and the way his attitude reflected or disagreed with the Jesuit philosophy about money and profit.
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