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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "Sunset for Humanity," Chapters 22-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where two historically important telescopes are contained at the Mount Wilson Observatory?
(a) The Hooker telescope and the 60-inch telescope.
(b) The Giotto telescope and the 60-inche telescope.
(c) The OAO C telescope and the Magellan telescope.
(d) The Kopernik-500 telescope and the Giotto telescope.

2. What term refers to scientific research aimed to improve theories for better understanding or prediction of natural or other phenomena?
(a) Cognitive research.
(b) Applied research.
(c) Promontory research.
(d) Fundamental research.

3. When was the book Silent Spring published?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1969.

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. In what industry is Mike Evans's father said to work in Chapter 27, "Evans"?
(a) In the coal industry.
(b) In the gold industry.
(c) In the oil industry.
(d) In the timber industry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first extraterrestrial that contacts Ye Wenjie claim to be in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?

2. When did Gottfried Leibniz live?

3. What was Wen Jie's profession?

4. What two elements compose the majority of the sun?

5. For how long had the Red Union "been attacking the headquarters of the April Twenty-eighth Brigade" when Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" begins?

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