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

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

3. How many stable configurations has Wei Cheng's algorithm uncovered for the three bodies, according to the narrative in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) More than 150.
(b) More than 100.
(c) More than 250.
(d) More than 200.

4. What was the profession of Fu Lei?
(a) Translator and critic.
(b) Actor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Painter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What satellite is launched at the Red Coast in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?

2. How has Professor Ruan Wen committed suicide in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

3. What setting is established in the opening of Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

4. Who is described as Ye Wenjie's astrophysics professor at her alma mater in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

5. 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"?

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