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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: "Silent Spring," Chapters 1-3 and Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ye Zhetai's focus as a professor in the novel?
(a) Physics.
(b) History.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Literature.

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

3. Who is the author of the book Silent Spring?
(a) Matilda Smith.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Rachel Carson.

4. Who is the base chief engineer who introduces himself to Ye Wenjie in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) Cheng Lihua.
(b) Bai Mulin.
(c) Lei Zhicheng.
(d) Yan Weining.

5. Who is the female military representative from the Intermediate People's Court that visits Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Rachel Carson.
(b) Bai Mulin.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Shao Lin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is established in China in the opening of Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

2. Who beats Ye Zhetai to death in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

3. How much time has passed since Ye Zhetai's death in the beginning of Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

4. How many regiments comprise the Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps, according to the narrator in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

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

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