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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. Ye Wenjie discovers in college that it is useless to excel at theory without what in astrophysics?
(a) An understanding of ratios.
(b) Existential understanding.
(c) Experimental practice.
(d) Historical understanding.

2. Who is the female military representative from the Intermediate People's Court that visits Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Bai Mulin.
(b) Shao Lin.
(c) Rachel Carson.
(d) Cheng Lihua.

3. 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 he has been following Wang.
(d) He admits to having had an affair with Wang's wife.

4. During what time period has Wang Miao arrived when he plays the Three Body game in the beginning of Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
(a) The Shang dynasty.
(b) The Bronze Age.
(c) The Xia dynasty.
(d) The European High Middle Ages.

5. 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"?
(a) Lei Zhicheng.
(b) Bai Mulin.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Director Zhang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scientific paper is presented to Ye Wenjie as one that she wrote in 1966 in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

2. Who is the source of the papers that are presented to Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

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

4. Whom did Ye Wenjie marry?

5. Who confirms that there are records from previous civilizations to support the concept of three suns in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"f?

(see the answer key)

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