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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, The First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the charismatic Jesuit missionary, which group was amenable, "soft" like women, ambivalent about war and ready to do what they were told?
(a) The Mongols.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Chinese.

2. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", to whom did Ricci give the first picture?
(a) Kwok Sing.
(b) Kim Suk.
(c) Cheng Dayue.
(d) Dayue Cheng.

3. How was the relationship between true religious experience and magical powers perceived during the 16th century?
(a) A vague line between true religious experience and magical powers.
(b) A merging of true religious experience and magical powers.
(c) A clear distinction between true religious experience and magical powers.
(d) An opposition between true religious experience and magical powers.

4. How long had the Alaleona and Pellicani families been fighting when Ricci was a child in Macerata?
(a) For fifty years.
(b) For twenty years.
(c) For ten years.
(d) For five years.

5. In Ricci's version of the story of the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves," how did he depict Jesus?
(a) As a wise man.
(b) As a charismatic leader.
(c) As a lowly carpenter.
(d) As the son of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused marine accidents during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?

2. What were the meanings of the split idiographs of "wu"?

3. What is the subject of Ricci's book that he wrote while in Nanching?

4. What effect did the Japanese threat have on Ricci?

5. Which of the following did the Jesuits NOT do on the trip in 1578?

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