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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 16th century who was Gian Pietro Maffei?
(a) The Jesuit prefect who sent Ricci to China and visited him there yearly.
(b) An Italian papal courier who corresponded regularly with Ricci.
(c) A Spanish journalist who wrote reports back to the Western world.
(d) A Jesuit historian who would work with Ricci to lift his spirits.

2. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", what was/were a destructive and common part of life in China?
(a) Diseases.
(b) Floods.
(c) Illiteracy.
(d) Slavery.

3. What did Matteo Ricci teach the Chinese people?
(a) How to read the Bible.
(b) How to speak English.
(c) How to build better villages.
(d) How to build a memory palace.

4. What was the state of Ricci's financial situation during most of his time in China?
(a) Poverty, with a constant threat of bankruptcy and expulsion.
(b) Unstable, ranging from poverty to riches on a steady basis.
(c) Increasing, as more wealthy Chinese convert to Christianity and begin to tithe to his church.
(d) Stable, with regular subsidies from his Jesuit order.

5. What type of life was flourishing during the 16th century when Ricci was in China?
(a) Commercial life.
(b) Public service.
(c) Industrialization.
(d) Chinese imperialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, how were pictures of Mary received in China?

2. When they were in their missions during the 16th century, why did Ricci and Ruggieri often want money?

3. During the Renaissance, how did Ignatius Loyola want students to learn?

4. How many children were in Ricci's family?

5. What did Ricci do to the first Chinese idiograph?

(see the answer key)

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