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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. To what does Ricci compare a ship's pilot?
(a) The mind of God.
(b) The hand of God.
(c) The eyes of the Emperor.
(d) The soul of the crew.

2. In his book of memory, where did Ricci places the four memory images?
(a) In his reception hall.
(b) In his garden.
(c) In his kitchen.
(d) In his bedroom.

3. During the Renaissance, what was one element missing in the training of Jesuits while in Rome?
(a) Instruction in similarities among religions.
(b) Instruction in world cultures.
(c) Instruction in world languages.
(d) Instruction in alternative doctrines.

4. From whom did Ricci devise this memory method?
(a) The Renaissance playwright Christopher Marlowe.
(b) The Greek poet Aristotle.
(c) The Greek poet Simonides.
(d) The Roman poet Ovid.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the king died without an heir, what effect did this have?

3. During the Renaissance, what was the focus of concern by the Jesuit missionaries in India?

4. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", what was/were a destructive and common part of life in China?

5. How did Ricci change the meaning of the ideograph "yao"?

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