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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. Where does Ye Wenjie awaken in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) On a helicopter.
(b) At the school.
(c) Inside the Red Coast Base.
(d) At her father's house.

2. Who is described as Ye Wenjie's astrophysics professor at her alma mater in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?
(a) Cheng Lihua.
(b) Lei Dafeng.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Yan Weining.

3. 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) FORTRAN.
(b) AMTRON.
(c) YUTRON.
(d) MITRON.

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

5. 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) Shooting stars.
(b) Gaseous bodies.
(c) Vast planets.
(d) Moons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of centers does Captain Shi Qiang describe all around the world and working together in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

2. When did Leonardo da Vinci live?

3. How many stable configurations has Wei Cheng's algorithm uncovered for the three bodies, according to the narrative in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

4. When did Copernicus live?

5. What does "WMAP" stand for in the narrative?

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