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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. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, who was the scholar from Shanghai that converted to Christianity?
(a) Cheng Dayou.
(b) Li Zhizao.
(c) Qu Rukui.
(d) Xu Guangqi.
2. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, why were the Chinese eager to learn?
(a) They want to pass their exams to get better jobs.
(b) They want to be role models to their children.
(c) They want to be able to read and understand the Bible.
(d) They want to be able to read and write in two languages.
3. What did this person who appeared in Ricci's most significant dream tell him to do?
(a) Begin preaching in Peking.
(b) Establish a mission in Shanghai.
(c) Set up an orphanage in Zhaoqing.
(d) Learn the Chinese language.
4. At the end of "Chapter One: Building the Palace", what does the author encourages his readers to do?
(a) To devise mnemonic devices to keep track of the four images and the four pictures.
(b) To focus on the connections between Ricci's classical influences and his Chinese present.
(c) To understand why the Chinese could not understand Christian theology.
(d) To keep an open mind about the connection of magic to theology.
5. Who was the college teacher in Rome that maintained a correspondence with Ricci after Ricci left school?
(a) Ignatius.
(b) Thomas Aquinas.
(c) Clavius.
(d) Augustine.
Short Answer Questions
1. How can Ricci's use of mnemonic devices be understood?
2. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", which of these is NOT one of the things that Ricci appreciated in China?
3. Which of the following did the Jesuits NOT do on the trip in 1578?
4. When the king died without an heir, what effect did this have?
5. According to "Chapter Three, the First Picture: The Apostle in the Waves", when Ricci travels from Nanjing to Nanchang, who appears in his most significant dream?
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