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

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

3. During the Renaissance, what was the name of the groups in China that "pledged themselves to lives of heightened spiritual service"?

4. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, what was one way he used music to impress the Chinese?

5. According to "Chapter Five, The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus", what did Ricci teach to the Chinese that he compared to branches of a stream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where in the Memory Palace did Ricci place this last image?

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

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

4. According to "Chapter Six, The Third Image: Profit and Harvest", what were some of the gifts that Ricci was able to give the Chinese?

5. Why did Ricci wish he had more money?

6. On what did the Jesuits depend financially?

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

8. How did the Chinese receive the ideas of Western science?

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

10. What was happening to the commercial side of life at this time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the 16th century, the political life of Italy was unstable. Connected by a number of city-states, the country was constantly drawn into internal and external feuds, war and violence. Adding to the chaos was the powerful presence of the Catholic Church and the role of the pope. Taking into account his age, his family's position in the community, and his education, explain how these events influenced Matteo Ricci.

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

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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