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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, Inside the Palace.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Ricci leave Macerata to study in Rome?
(a) 1607.
(b) 1658.
(c) 1568.
(d) 1574.

2. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, who was the scholar from Shanghai that converted to Christianity?
(a) Xu Guangqi.
(b) Qu Rukui.
(c) Li Zhizao.
(d) Cheng Dayou.

3. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", who promoted morality in China during the 16th century?
(a) The Chinese religions.
(b) The Chinese bureaucracy.
(c) The Chinese high priests.
(d) The Jesuit missionaries.

4. According to "Chapter Nine: Inside the Palace", what was Ricci wearing on his feet?
(a) Italian loafers.
(b) Chinese moccasins.
(c) Crocheted slippers.
(d) Embroidered shoes.

5. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was he able to do in five months?
(a) Memorize almost all Chinese idiographs.
(b) Complete his Jesuit curriculum.
(c) Memorize the first five books of the Bible.
(d) Speak Chinese, Latin and Greek fluently.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Ricci traveled throughout 1578?

2. What did the Chinese seem to prefer in its military?

3. According to Ricci, how is the size of the memory palace determined?

4. Whom did Ricci meet in Lisbon, Portugal, who died without an heir?

5. According to "Chapter Eight, The Fourth Image: The Fourth Picture", what doctrine were the Chinese not ready to understand when Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China?

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