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. In what year was the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, according to the narrator in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1959.

2. What scientific paper is presented to Ye Wenjie as one that she wrote in 1966 in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) "Fluctuation-induced Transport, from the Very Small to the Very Large Scales."
(b) "Ergodic-nonergodic Transition in Tapped Granular Systems: The Role of Persistent Conacts."
(c) "Focus Series on Density Matrix Reformalization."
(d) "The Possible Existence of Phase Boundaries Within the Solar Radiation Zone and Their Reflective Characteristics."

3. 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) Philosopher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Chemist.
(d) Painter.

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

5. What was the codename for China's first test of a three-staged thermonuclear device?
(a) Test No. 11.
(b) Test No. 6.
(c) Test No. 13.
(d) Test No. 2.