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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. Who is Ye Zhetai's wife in the narrative?
(a) Ruan Wen.
(b) Ye Wenjie.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Shao Lin.

2. Ye Wenjie claims that the Red Coast Project failed to establish contact with alien life forms and disbanded after how many years?
(a) Five.
(b) 20.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

3. What was the profession of Fu Lei?
(a) Painter.
(b) Translator and critic.
(c) Actor.
(d) Writer.

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

5. What field studies celestial objects at radio frequencies?
(a) Radio astronomy.
(b) Relativity astronomy.
(c) Nanotechnology.
(d) Astrophysics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the May Seventh Cadre Schools described as in the Translator's Note in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

2. Who is the base chief engineer who introduces himself to Ye Wenjie in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

3. Who has implicated Ye Wenjie for writing a letter that promotes anti-socialist ideals in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

4. 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"?

5. What is the organization that controls China's nuclear missiles, according to the Translator's Note in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

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