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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "Sunset for Humanity," Chapters 29-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the second and third suns appear to be from a distance in the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
(a) Shooting stars.
(b) Vast planets.
(c) Moons.
(d) Gaseous bodies.

2. What German musical instrument is described in the narrative of Chapter 33, "Trisolaris, Sophon"?
(a) A zither.
(b) A yukelele.
(c) A mandolin.
(d) A dolver.

3. How has Professor Ruan Wen committed suicide in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) By jumping into a river.
(b) By overdosing on sleeping pills.
(c) By hanging herself from a closet door.
(d) By driving her car into a tree.

4. For what reason does the narrator describe Ye Wenjie accepting her marriage proposal in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
(a) Out of gratitude in his having saved her life.
(b) Out of gratitude for his having taken her from her family.
(c) Because her family forced her to marry.
(d) Out of fear for reprisal.

5. For how many years does the narrator describe Ye Wenjie continuing her work peacefully in the beginning of Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
(a) 16.
(b) Eight.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Wei Cheng describe his wife having argued with in the past in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

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

3. What term refers to scientific research aimed to improve theories for better understanding or prediction of natural or other phenomena?

4. Where is the Second Red Coast Base that Mike Evans brings Ye Wenjie to in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?

5. The Princeps explains in Chapter 33, "Trisolaris, Sophon" that Project Sophon has been designed to turn a proton into what?

(see the answer key)

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