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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. During what time period has Wang Miao arrived when he plays the Three Body game in the beginning of Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
(a) The European High Middle Ages.
(b) The Shang dynasty.
(c) The Xia dynasty.
(d) The Bronze Age.

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

3. What do the second and third suns appear to be from a distance in the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
(a) Moons.
(b) Shooting stars.
(c) Vast planets.
(d) Gaseous bodies.

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

5. What does Ye Wenjie begin doing with the locals near the base of the Red Coast in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?
(a) She begins buying fruit from them.
(b) She begins hiring them.
(c) She begins tutoring them.
(d) She begins firing them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the organizer for the meeting of the Three Body players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

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

3. Where does Ye Wenjie describe the Chinese Academy of Science's Space Environment Observation Center in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

4. What is the planet that is the focus in the Three Body game?

5. What does Ye Wenjie call the fluctuations of energy as planets move from one place to the next in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

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