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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" the translator notes some of the most famous intellectuals who committed suicide during the Cultural Revolution. Among these is Lao She. What was She's profession?
(a) Painter.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Chemist.
(d) Writer.

2. What does "SETI" refer to in the narrative?
(a) Social Experiment for Terrestrial Intelligence.
(b) Standard Experimental Technology Intelligence.
(c) The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence.
(d) Secure External Technological Intelligence.

3. What year is established in China in the opening of Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1959.

4. Where is the Saint Joseph's Church that Wang Miao goes to in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?
(a) Urumqi.
(b) Shenzhen.
(c) Wangfujing.
(d) Dongguan.

5. 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"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Dramatic irony.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who launched the Planck satellite, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

2. Who is the female military representative from the Intermediate People's Court that visits Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

3. What gift does Ye Wenjie give to Wang Miao when he visits in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

4. What does Captain Shi Qiang admit to Wang Miao in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

5. How much time has passed in the game when Wang returns to it in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

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