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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "Sunset for Humanity," Chapters 22-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the circumference of the Earth's sun?
(a) 362,450 miles.
(b) 1,632,402 miles.
(c) 2,713,406 miles.
(d) 982,450 miles.

2. With whom is Leibniz dueling in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
(a) Von Neumann.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Emperor Qin Shi Huan.
(d) Isaac Newton.

3. What is the name of the coffee shop where Wang goes to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
(a) Urumqi Coffee Shop.
(b) Dongguan Coffee Shop.
(c) Wenxue Coffee Shop.
(d) Yunhe Coffee Shop.

4. What does a woman claim the spheres are that make up the three-body problem model in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?
(a) Nuclear bombs.
(b) Radio transmitters.
(c) Telescopes.
(d) Radiators.

5. Who is Ye Wenjie's daughter that Wang comes to see her about in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Shao Lin.
(b) Wenxue.
(c) Ruan Wen.
(d) Yang Dong.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Copernicus live?

2. For how many years does the narrator describe Ye Wenjie continuing her work peacefully in the beginning of Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?

3. How does Ye Wenjie describe having killed two people in the transcript from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?

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"?

5. What term refers to scientific research aimed to improve theories for better understanding or prediction of natural or other phenomena?

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