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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "Sunset for Humanity," Chapters 29-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the space observation center that is run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University's Joint Center for Astrophysics?
(a) Wangfujing.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Urumqi.
(d) Dongguan.

2. What was Wen Jie's profession?
(a) Painter.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) Poet.
(d) Chemist.

3. How far is Trisolaris's nearest star described as being from Earth in Chapter 33, "Trisolaris, Sophon"?
(a) 40,000 light years.
(b) 20,000 light years.
(c) 30,000 light years.
(d) 10,000 light years.

4. What is the computer systems called that Ye Wenjie uses to keep an eye on enemy spacecraft and operations in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) YUTRON.
(b) FORTRAN.
(c) MITRON.
(d) AMTRON.

5. Where two historically important telescopes are contained at the Mount Wilson Observatory?
(a) The Kopernik-500 telescope and the Giotto telescope.
(b) The OAO C telescope and the Magellan telescope.
(c) The Hooker telescope and the 60-inch telescope.
(d) The Giotto telescope and the 60-inche telescope.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what vehicle does the assassin escape in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

2. To what district does Wang Miao go to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

3. What does "NATO" stand for?

4. Who is the female military representative from the Intermediate People's Court that visits Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

5. What was the codename for China's first test of a three-staged thermonuclear device?

(see the answer key)

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