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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 described as Ye Wenjie's astrophysics professor at her alma mater in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?
(a) Cheng Lihua.
(b) Yan Weining.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Lei Dafeng.

2. Who is the base chief engineer who introduces himself to Ye Wenjie in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) Yan Weining.
(b) Bai Mulin.
(c) Lei Zhicheng.
(d) Cheng Lihua.

3. What does "NATO" stand for?
(a) The National Astrophysics Treaty Organization.
(b) The Nuclear Alternatives Testing Organization.
(c) The National Academy for Technological Order.
(d) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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

5. What is Ye Zhetai's focus as a professor in the novel?
(a) Literature.
(b) Physics.
(c) History.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what publication is Bai Mulin a reporter?

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

3. Who is the director of the Division Political Department that interviews Ye Wenjie in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

4. 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?

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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