Matteo Ricci was
A. the Italian explorer who sailed to Japan in the late fifteenth century.
B. mainly responsible for the introduction of American crops such as manioc to China.
C. a Roman Catholic missionary in China.
D. the chief Italian who negotiated trade issues with the Qing emperor Qianlong.
E. the Italian merchant who spent twenty years with Khubilai Khan and wrote of his adventures.
Answer: C
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A) attempting to undermine support for Vice President Johnson, who hoped to oppose him in the 1964 Democratic primary. B) promoting his plans to invade Cuba. C) on a political trip to help unite the Texas Democratic party. D) en route to a vacation on Padre Island.