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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. When Ricci became a missionary in China during the 16th century, what was his goal in teaching different subjects to the Chinese?
(a) To inspire the Chinese to open their doors to the world.
(b) To draw them closer to Christianity.
(c) To provide a Jesuit-based education for the upper classes.
(d) To fight illiteracy among the rural poor of China.

2. Who was the college teacher in Rome that maintained a correspondence with Ricci after Ricci left school?
(a) Ignatius.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Clavius.
(d) Thomas Aquinas.

3. Who was arrested, beaten and imprisoned for trying to make money by keeping tribute given to the guards at the Xiangshan border during the 16th century when Ricci was in China??
(a) Ignatius Loyola.
(b) A cook employed by Matteo Ricci.
(c) Matteo Ricci.
(d) A courier of Jesuit letters.

4. 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) Mary was born without original sin.
(b) Mary was assumed into heaven.
(c) Jesus was God made man through birth.
(d) God represented Mary, pregnant with Jesus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the 16th century, why had Pope Paul IV given the Inquisitors in Spain great power?

2. How did Ricci use the concept of "ly" into his music when he was a Chinese missionary in the 16th century?

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

4. 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?

5. During the Renaissance, who made up the groups in China that "pledged themselves to lives of heightened spiritual service"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where in the Memory Palace did Ricci place this last image?

2. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", what element of the Jesuit life did Ricci emphasize?

3. On what did the Jesuits depend financially?

4. What are some of the things that Ricci did not like about China and its culture?

5. How did Ricci use this third picture in his work with the Chinese?

6. What did Ricci admire and appreciate in China?

7. According to "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", what is the image in the third picture?

8. What was happening to the commercial side of life at this time?

9. According to "Chapter Six, The Third Image: Profit and Harvest", what were some of the gifts that Ricci was able to give the Chinese?

10. Where did Ricci place this third image in the Memory Palace?

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