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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 15-20 and Part III: "Sunset for Humanity," Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What term is Wang Miao contemplating from the Three Bodies game in the beginning of Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) "Sentient Era."
(b) "Secret Agent X-9."
(c) "Chaotic Era."
(d) "Lost Era."

3. What civilization comes to an end in the Three Body game in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
(a) Civilization 184.
(b) Civilization 116.
(c) Civilization 192.
(d) Civilization 99.

4. For what publication is Bai Mulin a reporter?
(a) The Guangming Daily.
(b) The Great Production News.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

5. What does Captain Shi Qiang admit to Wang Miao in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) He admits that he has been hired to kill Wang.
(b) He admits he is a spy for the CIA.
(c) He admits to having had an affair with Wang's wife.
(d) He admits he has been following Wang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV" means having mixed feelings about something or someone?

2. Who was killed along with Ye Wenjie's husband due to an accident at the base, according to the narrative in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

3. How old was the girl that is described as being gunned down while waving a flag in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

4. With whom is Leibniz dueling in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

5. Wei Cheng reveals that his research on the three-body problem is similar to what method in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

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