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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. From whom was Macerata in constant danger from attack?
(a) The Muslims.
(b) The Ottomans.
(c) The Turks.
(d) The Papal Police.

2. Where and when did the Jesuits publish their first book?
(a) Lisbon in 1570.
(b) Jerusalem in 1459.
(c) Rome in 1559.
(d) Paris in 1539.

3. When the king died without an heir, what effect did this have?
(a) Increased the influence on Protestants on the Portuguese.
(b) Increased the prestige of Christendom when missionary work was important.
(c) Decreased the prestige of Christendom when missionary work was important.
(d) Decreased the interest in exploration to the New World.

4. How long had the Chinese practiced the art of splitting their idiographs?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) One thousand years.
(c) They had never done it.
(d) Two thousand years.

5. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, why were the Chinese eager to learn?
(a) They want to be able to read and write in two languages.
(b) They want to be able to read and understand the Bible.
(c) They want to be role models to their children.
(d) They want to pass their exams to get better jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", what tenet was similar to the three major religions of China?

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

3. How long did Christopher Plantin take to write his Bible, the pinnacle of the Counter-Reformation, in the 16th century?

4. According to "Chapter Two, The First Image: The Warriors", what does the Chinese idiograph "wu" symbolize?

5. Toward the end of his life, what irony struck Ricci about the Chinese?

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