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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. How many regiments comprise the Inner Mongolia Production and Construction Corps, according to the narrator in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 32.
(d) 41.

2. What does Captain Shi Qiang tell Wang he believes someone is working behind the scenes to accomplish in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) To undermine the government.
(b) To cause a world war.
(c) To ruin scientific research.
(d) To accelerate scientific research.

3. Where does Ye Wenjie awaken in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) Inside the Red Coast Base.
(b) On a helicopter.
(c) At the school.
(d) At her father's house.

4. What is the computer systems called that Ye Wenjie uses to keep an eye on enemy spacecraft and operations in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) AMTRON.
(b) MITRON.
(c) YUTRON.
(d) FORTRAN.

5. What was Wu Han's profession?
(a) Painter.
(b) Historian.
(c) Poet.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "NATO" stand for?

2. What did Ye Wenjie study in college?

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

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

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

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