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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Second Picture: The Road to Emmaus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of map did Ricci print in 1602?
(a) A world map with locations of Jesuit missionaries.
(b) A map of China noting the religions practiced in different areas.
(c) A map of China divided by provinces.
(d) A more accurate map with Western political organizations and locates of the Holy Land and holy cities.

2. What event was depicted in the second picture "The Road to Emmaus" that Ricci showed Cheng Dayue?
(a) Christ encountering two disciples on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection.
(b) Two disciples at the tomb of Jesus, after His resurrection.
(c) Six disciples at the feeding of the multitudes with loaves and fishes.
(d) Christ, His mother, and two disciples at the crucifixion.

3. Who were the "huihui of the cross" during the 16th century when Ricci was in China?
(a) Jews.
(b) Nestorians.
(c) Buddhists.
(d) Muslims.

4. In what year did Ricci join the Jesuits?
(a) 1571.
(b) 1610.
(c) 1583.
(d) 1552.

5. In the 16th century, which Chinese religions had Trinitarian aspects?
(a) Buddhism, Taoism, and Muslim.
(b) Confucianism and Taoism.
(c) Buddhism and Taoism.
(d) Confucianism and Buddhism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ricci change the meaning of the ideograph "yao"?

2. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, who was the scholar from Shanghai that converted to Christianity?

3. How was the relationship between true religious experience and magical powers perceived during the 16th century?

4. In the 16th century, who provided funds to Christopher Plantin to write his Bible?

5. During the Renaissance, what was the focus of concern by the Jesuit missionaries in India?

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