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

2. What word from Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV" means having mixed feelings about something or someone?
(a) Reticent.
(b) Ambivalent.
(c) Affluent.
(d) Articulate.

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

4. What satellite is launched at the Red Coast in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) The KH-9 satellite.
(b) The MPLM-3 satellite.
(c) The Magellan satellite.
(d) The Kopernik-500 satellite.

5. What word refers to the branch of technology dealing with manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Nanotechnology.
(c) Neurobiology.
(d) Astrophysics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the female military representative from the Intermediate People's Court that visits Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

2. At the National Astronomical Center at the Space Observation Center, Sha Ruishan examines data from three satellites. When was the COBE launched, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

3. How much time has passed in the game when Wang returns to it in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

4. When does the narrator describe the implementation of the OZMAII plan in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?

5. What was Wen Jie's profession?

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