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

2. What were the meanings of the split idiographs of "wu"?
(a) One piece represented "peace" and the other piece represented "to bring about."
(b) One piece represented "spear" and the other piece represented "to stop/prevent."
(c) One piece represented "weapon" and the other piece represented "to lay down arms."
(d) One piece represented "diplomacy" and the other piece represented "to practice."

3. About what were the Jesuit missions in India concerned?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Illiteracy.
(c) Influx of foreigners.
(d) Muslim assault.

4. How long did Christopher Plantin take to write his Bible, the pinnacle of the Counter-Reformation, in the 16th century?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) One year.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

5. Which of the following did the Jesuits NOT do on the trip in 1578?
(a) Tended to the sick.
(b) Prepared meals for the passengers.
(c) Practiced their devotions.
(d) Heard confessions every eight days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ricci use the first four memory images in his memory palace?

2. How did the Chinese people respond to Ricci's mnemonic abilities?

3. Where are the memory palaces that Ricci creates to be built?

4. During the Renaissance, what was one element missing in the training of Jesuits while in Rome?

5. From whom did Ricci devise this memory method?

(see the answer key)

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