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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. 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) Yan Weining.
(d) Cheng Lihua.

2. What was Wen Jie's profession?
(a) Chemist.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) Poet.
(d) Painter.

3. How much time has passed since Ye Zhetai's death in the beginning of Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

4. From what belief system does the translator note the term "Monsters and Demons" is derived in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Islam.

5. Who is the Political Commissar introduced to Ye Wenjie in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) Bai Mulin.
(b) Lei Zhicheng.
(c) Yan Weining.
(d) Cheng Lihua.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, according to the narrator in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

2. What was the codename for China's first test of a three-staged thermonuclear device?

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

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

5. Who is Ye Zhetai's wife in the narrative?

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