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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 Chinese.
(b) The Mongols.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Indians.

2. In the 16th century, who announced his plan to conquer Korea and overthrow the Chinese government?
(a) Hideyoshi Toyotomi.
(b) Takama no Harahiro.
(c) Amemune Takatsugi.
(d) Tenno Heika.

3. Who ruled China from 1573 to 1620, almost the entire time Ricci was there?
(a) Emperor Wanli.
(b) Emperor Yu.
(c) Emperor Zhuzong.
(d) Emperor Kwan.

4. Who endangered marine trips during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?
(a) Mutinous seamen.
(b) Pirates and privateers.
(c) Ill-trained captains and navigators.
(d) Greedy ship owners.

5. Where did Ricci spend five years as an apprentice?
(a) Africa.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Matteo Ricci teach the Chinese people?

2. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", which one of these does NOT describe Governor Lu?

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

4. From whom was Macerata in constant danger from attack?

5. What were Ricci's rules for picking an area in the memory palace to store the new image of the idiograph "wu"?

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