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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 field studies celestial objects at radio frequencies?
(a) Relativity astronomy.
(b) Radio astronomy.
(c) Nanotechnology.
(d) Astrophysics.

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

3. Who is described as Ye Wenjie's astrophysics professor at her alma mater in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?
(a) Cheng Lihua.
(b) Yan Weining.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Lei Dafeng.

4. When did Einstein visit Shanghai, according to the narrative in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1919.

5. Who is the director of the Division Political Department that interviews Ye Wenjie in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Director Wen.
(b) Director Cheng.
(c) Director Zhang.
(d) Director Lin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the May Seventh Cadre Schools described as in the Translator's Note in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

2. What does "WMAP" stand for in the narrative?

3. Where is the space observation center that is run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University's Joint Center for Astrophysics?

4. What year is established in China in the opening of Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

5. Who holds Ye Wenjie back when she tries to save her father in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

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