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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Mary.
(b) Jesus.
(c) God.
(d) Peter the Apostle.

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

3. According to "Chapter One: Building the Palace", which one of these does NOT describe Governor Lu?
(a) He forbade the Chinese people to listen to Ricci.
(b) He was preparing his songs for their bureaucratic examinations.
(c) He was the head of one of the highest families in Chinese society.
(d) He was employed high in the Ming dynasty bureaucracy.

4. Who encouraged the use of mnemonic devices as a way to remember the multitude of one's sins?
(a) Ludolfus Saxony.
(b) Ignatius Loyola.
(c) Plato.
(d) Rabelais.

5. 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 sages in their tradition.
(b) To Chinese mystics in the temples.
(c) To Chinese leaders in the government.
(d) To Chinese farmers in the countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the trip in 1578, what did the ships on which Ricci was riding pick up in Mozambique?

2. On what ship did Ricci travel in 1578?

3. Where did Ricci spend five years as an apprentice?

4. With whom were Macerata's rural poor fighting?

5. When the king died without an heir, what effect did this have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Matteo Ricci agree to use his mnemonic techniques to help Governor Lu's sons?

2. What had the Japanese done to make Ricci's life difficult?

3. What were conditions in Ricci's home city of Macerata when he was a young boy?

4. According to the author Jonathan D. Spence, how did the Chinese view the use of mnemonic devices?

5. During the 16th century, why did the Jesuits send two copies of their letters on two different passages when they wrote home?

6. Describe the training of Matteo Ricci before he arrived in China.

7. Where was the Memory Palace to be built?

8. What were the names of the ships during Ricci's trip from Lisbon to Goa in 1578?

9. How and why did Ricci display his spirit of ecumenism in China?

10. What experiences led to Ricci's skill in drawing maps?

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