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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. When did Leonardo da Vinci live?
(a) 1452-1519.
(b) 540-500 BC.
(c) 1624-1700.
(d) 1564-1642.

2. How old was the girl that is described as being gunned down while waving a flag in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.

3. For how long is the gate computing system put into place in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
(a) Two months.
(b) 16 months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Eight months.

4. Who is the computer specialist from the Information Security Division that is introduced in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) Lei Zhicheng.
(b) Yan Weining.
(c) Xu Bingbing.
(d) Cheng Lihua.

5. What word refers to the branch of technology dealing with manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale?
(a) Nanotechnology.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Neurobiology.
(d) Astrophysics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Shi Qiang tell Wang he believes someone is working behind the scenes to accomplish in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

2. What is the furniture made of that Wang examines at Ye Wenjie's home in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

3. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 1, "The Madness Years": "Their red flags fluttered restlessly around the brigade building like flames yearning for firewood"?

4. What weapon did Wei Cheng's wife threaten to kill him with if he did not stop his research in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

5. What term is Wang Miao contemplating from the Three Bodies game in the beginning of Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

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