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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. How many Christians were in the Japanese army during the 16th century?
(a) 150.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 15,000.
(d) None.

2. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", which one of these does NOT describe Governor Lu?
(a) He forbade the Chinese people to listen to Ricci.
(b) He was preparing his songs for their bureaucratic examinations.
(c) He was the head of one of the highest families in Chinese society.
(d) He was employed high in the Ming dynasty bureaucracy.

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

4. How did the Chinese people respond to Ricci's mnemonic abilities?
(a) They were stunned.
(b) They were indifferent.
(c) They were not impressed.
(d) They were frightened.

5. Who tried to stop the violence in the city of Macerata while Ricci was growing up there?
(a) Clergy and city fathers.
(b) Macerata police.
(c) Italian soldiers.
(d) Local sheriff and deputies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encouraged the use of mnemonic devices as a way to remember the multitude of one's sins?

2. In what other way were mnemonic devices used during the 16th century?

3. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", to what religious order did Matteo Ricci belong?

4. To what does Ricci compare a ship's pilot?

5. From whom did Ricci devise this memory method?

(see the answer key)

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