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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. 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.

2. For how long had the Red Union "been attacking the headquarters of the April Twenty-eighth Brigade" when Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" begins?
(a) For two days.
(b) For two weeks.
(c) For four days.
(d) For six days.

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

4. How has Professor Ruan Wen committed suicide in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) By driving her car into a tree.
(b) By hanging herself from a closet door.
(c) By jumping into a river.
(d) By overdosing on sleeping pills.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ye Wenjie study in college?

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

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

4. What is Ye Zhetai's focus as a professor in the novel?

5. What was the profession held by Hai Mo?

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