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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. From what belief system does the translator note the term "Monsters and Demons" is derived in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Islam.
(d) Hinduism.

2. What setting is established in the opening of Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) The Pamir Mountains.
(b) The Himalayan Mountains.
(c) The Qilian Mountains.
(d) The Greater Khingan Mountains.

3. When did Leonardo da Vinci live?
(a) 1624-1700.
(b) 540-500 BC.
(c) 1452-1519.
(d) 1564-1642.

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

5. What is the organization that controls China's nuclear missiles, according to the Translator's Note in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) The Seventh Artillery Corps.
(b) The Second Artillery Corps.
(c) The Third Artillery Corps.
(d) The First Artillery Corps.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what district does Wang Miao go to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

2. What civilization is said to be lost when the scorching sun arrives in the game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

3. When did Copernicus live?

4. What was Wen Jie's profession?

5. Who invented the Marine chronometer?

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