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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did this person who appeared in Ricci's most significant dream tell him to do?
(a) Begin preaching in Peking.
(b) Learn the Chinese language.
(c) Establish a mission in Shanghai.
(d) Set up an orphanage in Zhaoqing.

2. Ricci grew up in Macerata during a period of what?
(a) Natural disasters.
(b) War and violence.
(c) Peace.
(d) Disease.

3. When the king died without an heir, what effect did this have?
(a) Increased the influence on Protestants on the Portuguese.
(b) Decreased the prestige of Christendom when missionary work was important.
(c) Decreased the interest in exploration to the New World.
(d) Increased the prestige of Christendom when missionary work was important.

4. 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 bedroom.
(d) In his kitchen.

5. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", to what religious order did Matteo Ricci belong?
(a) The Masons.
(b) The Benedictines.
(c) The Jesuits.
(d) The Franciscans.

6. When Ricci was a missionary, what religion was he startled to learn was practiced by some Chinese?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Mormonism.
(d) Paganism.

7. Who criticized the use of "monstrous" images for causing "madness and frenzy instead of profound and sure memory"?
(a) Ludolfus of Saxony.
(b) Thomas Aquinas.
(c) Cornelius Agrippa.
(d) Ignatius Loyola.

8. What did the Chinese seem to prefer in its military?
(a) Diplomacy and nationalism over expansion.
(b) Pomp and circumstance over actual combat.
(c) Actual combat over pomp and circumstance.
(d) Expansion over diplomacy and nationalism.

9. In Ricci's version of the story of the first picture "The Apostle in the Waves," to whom did he compare Jesus?
(a) To Chinese farmers in the countryside.
(b) To Chinese mystics in the temples.
(c) To Chinese sages in their tradition.
(d) To Chinese leaders in the government.

10. How many Christians were in the Japanese army during the 16th century?
(a) 150.
(b) None.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 1,500.

11. What caused marine accidents during the 16th century in the Chinese seas?
(a) Poorly packed explosives.
(b) Overloading of goods, peoples and services.
(c) Rocky harbors and pirates.
(d) Poorly constructed ships.

12. Who defended the use of these mnemonic devices as part of the moral regulation of memory?
(a) Rabelais.
(b) Cornelius Agrippa.
(c) Erasmus.
(d) Thomas Aquinas.

13. From whom was Macerata in constant danger from attack?
(a) The Muslims.
(b) The Turks.
(c) The Ottomans.
(d) The Papal Police.

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

15. How did the Chinese people respond to Ricci's mnemonic abilities?
(a) They were indifferent.
(b) They were stunned.
(c) They were frightened.
(d) They were not impressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what other way were mnemonic devices used during the 16th century?

2. How long had the Chinese practiced the art of splitting their idiographs?

3. When did Ricci leave Macerata to study in Rome?

4. How did Ricci learn more about China?

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

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