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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. What gift does Ye Wenjie give to Wang Miao when he visits in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Ginseng tea.
(b) A harp.
(c) A feather pen.
(d) A puppy.

2. Who launched the Planck satellite, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?
(a) The Chinese Space Agency.
(b) The European Space Agency.
(c) The United States Space Agency.
(d) The Russian Space Agency.

3. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 1, "The Madness Years": "Their red flags fluttered restlessly around the brigade building like flames yearning for firewood"?
(a) Dramatic irony.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

4. How much time has passed in the game when Wang returns to it in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?
(a) Several eons.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Six days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "SETI" refer to in the narrative?

2. What did Ye Wenjie study in college?

3. From what belief system does the translator note the term "Monsters and Demons" is derived in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

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

5. Where is the space observation center that is run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University's Joint Center for Astrophysics?

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