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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Before Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, who was thought to have engaged in sexual misconduct while in China?
(a) Francis Xavier.
(b) Pope Paul IV.
(c) Matteo Ricci.
(d) Ignatius Loyola.

3. When Ricci was a missionary in 16th century China, what did the Jesuits allow the Chinese to believe instead of the doctrine the Chinese were not ready to understand?
(a) God represented Mary, pregnant with Jesus.
(b) Mary was assumed into heaven.
(c) Jesus was God made man through birth.
(d) Mary was born without original sin.

4. How did Ricci intend to use the third picture, "The Men of Sodom"?
(a) To convey God's power to destroy.
(b) To explain why Lot's wife turned to salt.
(c) To explain why Lot's daughters slept with Lot.
(d) To convey the sin of Sodom to the Chinese.

5. What did the fourth ideograph, "hao," represent in the Chinese language during the 16th century?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Goodness.
(c) Obedience.
(d) Chastity.

6. 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?
(a) The Assumption.
(b) The Resurrection.
(c) The Incarnation.
(d) The Epiphany.

7. What was the meaning of the third idiograph chosen by Ricci?
(a) Gain.
(b) Profit.
(c) Loss.
(d) Benefit.

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

9. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was wrong with the science taught to the Chinese?
(a) It focused on outdated principles.
(b) It lacked fundamental principles.
(c) It led to many disasters to the environment.
(d) It disregarded Western discoveries and advances.

10. 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?
(a) China had great diversity.
(b) China had excellent gardens and beautiful porcelain.
(c) China was opposed to slavery.
(d) China had extraordinary cooking methods.

11. When Ricci was a 16th century missionary in China, how did he use the event of the Inquisition when teaching the Chinese?
(a) He compared the event to the persecution of Jews around the world.
(b) He compared the event to conflict in China between the Buddhists and the emperor.
(c) He compared the event to the story of Sodom and its moral extremes.
(d) He compared the event to Judas' betrayal of Jesus to the Romans.

12. When they were in their missions during the 16th century, why did Ricci and Ruggieri often want money?
(a) To travel outside the major cities to preach to the people in the countryside.
(b) To procure the proper gifts for the Chinese to impress them.
(c) To pay for transportation for the Chinese to come to the city.
(d) To buy Bibles for the fifteen Christian converts.

13. During the 16th century, how did the way Ignatius Loyola wanted students to learn affect Matteo Ricci?
(a) Ricci chose to become a Jesuit.
(b) Ricci argued with his instructors about the method's futility.
(c) Ricci rose to the top of his class.
(d) Ricci developed his mnemonic technique.

14. How old was Matteo Ricci during the time of the Inquisition and death of Pope Paul IV in the 16th century?
(a) A child.
(b) A missionary in China.
(c) A young seminary student.
(d) A newly ordained priest in his first parish.

15. Where and when did the Jesuits publish their first book?
(a) Paris in 1539.
(b) Lisbon in 1570.
(c) Rome in 1559.
(d) Jerusalem in 1459.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ignatius encourage the Jesuits to publish when they published their first books in the 16th century?

2. In Renaissance Italy, what city was a stop on a pilgrim route from Rome to Lareto?

3. Which of these was NOT a typical gift that Ricci would give to the Chinese during his time as a missionary in the late 16th century?

4. According to Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom, what is the subject of the series of prints that made up third picture "The Men of Sodom"?

5. Why was Pope Paul IV unpopular during his reign in the 16th century?

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