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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. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", who promoted morality in China during the 16th century?
2. How did the characters look in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?
3. What did Ignatius encourage the Jesuits to publish when they published their first books in the 16th century?
4. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, what did the Jesuits allow the Chinese to believe instead of the doctrine the Chinese were not ready to understand?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. On what did the Jesuits depend financially?
2. Who were Ricci's first converts in China?
3. Where in the Memory Palace did Ricci place this last image?
4. What was the fourth ideograph and image that Ricci placed in the Memory Palace?
5. How did Ricci use this third picture in his work with the Chinese?
6. Why did Ricci develop mnemonic techniques during his studies in Rome?
7. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", what element of the Jesuit life did Ricci emphasize?
8. What did Ignatius Loyola encourage the Jesuits to publish in 1559.
9. Where did Ricci place this third image in the Memory Palace?
10. What was Ricci's attitude toward Buddhism?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Ricci quotes lines from Virgil's "Aeneid" in a letter to his school friend Giulio Fuligatti. Explain the quotation and discuss its meaning as it applies to Matteo Ricci's life.
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