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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. Where is the United States National Radio Quiet Zone located that the narrator describes in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Boston.

2. In what year was the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, according to the narrator in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1972.

3. To what team is Ye Wenjie transferred that picks up and analyzes radio signals in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) Monitoring.
(b) Marketing.
(c) History.
(d) Defense.

4. When does the narrator describe the implementation of the OZMAII plan in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?
(a) 1972.
(b) 2011.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1945.

5. Where is the Saint Joseph's Church that Wang Miao goes to in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?
(a) Wangfujing.
(b) Shenzhen.
(c) Urumqi.
(d) Dongguan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Einstein visit Shanghai, according to the narrative in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

2. What is the central focus of the book Silent Spring?

3. Ye Wenjie discovers in college that it is useless to excel at theory without what in astrophysics?

4. Where does Ye Wenjie awaken in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

5. 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?

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