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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who encouraged the use of mnemonic devices as a way to remember the multitude of one's sins?
(a) Plato.
(b) Ignatius Loyola.
(c) Ludolfus Saxony.
(d) Rabelais.

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

3. 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 Japanese.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The Chinese.

4. Toward the end of his life, what irony struck Ricci about the Chinese?
(a) The Chinese in the cities embraced Catholicism before the people in the rural areas.
(b) The Chinese feared foreign nations despite having a large population and large army.
(c) The Chinese sought to dominate smaller surrounding countries.
(d) The Chinese were better educated than the threatening nations.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his book of memory, where did Ricci places the four memory images?

2. Who was the charismatic missionary to India who aimed to inspire the Asian missions of the Jesuits?

3. Who endangered marine trips during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?

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

5. How did Ricci display his sense of ecumenism in China when he was a missionary?

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