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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "Sunset for Humanity," Chapters 29-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What model did Copernicus present of the universe?
(a) A heliocentric model.
(b) A lunocentric model.
(c) A geocentric model.
(d) A omniscient model.

2. What warning is repeated several times in the first message that Ye Wenjie receives from an extraterrestrial in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
(a) "Do not answer!"
(b) "Reply immediately!"
(c) "Prepare for war!"
(d) "Send help!"

3. What civilization is said to have proven that there is no solution to the three-body problem in Chapter 19, "Three Body: Einstein, the Pendulum Monument, and the Great Rip"?
(a) Civilization 214.
(b) Civilization 111.
(c) Civilization 192.
(d) Civilization 132.

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

5. On what date does Ye Wenjie confess to having killed two people in the document from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?
(a) October 21, 1979.
(b) March 16, 1975.
(c) January 12, 1978.
(d) July 23, 1982.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the book Silent Spring?

2. Where was Copernicus born?

3. Who addresses the assembly in Chapter 31, "Operation Guzheng"?

4. 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"?

5. What does Sha Ruishan give to Wang Miao to enable him to see the microwave background on their research in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

(see the answer key)

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