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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 15-20 and Part III: "Sunset for Humanity," Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the Planck satellite launched?
(a) 1992.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2009.

3. What does Captain Shi Qiang admit to Wang Miao in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) He admits he is a spy for the CIA.
(b) He admits he has been following Wang.
(c) He admits that he has been hired to kill Wang.
(d) He admits to having had an affair with Wang's wife.

4. What was the profession of Fu Lei?
(a) Actor.
(b) Translator and critic.
(c) Writer.
(d) Painter.

5. What gift does Ye Wenjie give to Wang Miao when he visits in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) A feather pen.
(b) Ginseng tea.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A harp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gate computing system named in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

2. How has Professor Ruan Wen committed suicide in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

3. How much time has passed since Ye Zhetai's death in the beginning of Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

4. Ye Wenjie discovers in college that it is useless to excel at theory without what in astrophysics?

5. How many troops does Emperor Qin Shi Huan order to participate in the gate computing system in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

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