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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 does a woman claim the spheres are that make up the three-body problem model in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?
(a) Radiators.
(b) Telescopes.
(c) Radio transmitters.
(d) Nuclear bombs.

2. Who is the Political Commissar introduced to Ye Wenjie in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) Bai Mulin.
(b) Lei Zhicheng.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Yan Weining.

3. What is the central focus of the book Silent Spring?
(a) The development of Capitalism.
(b) Environmental degradation.
(c) The history of Communism.
(d) The separation of church and state.

4. Where is the listener posted that hears messages about Earth in the analysis read by Ye Wenjie in Chapter 32, "Trisolaris: The Listener"?
(a) Post 45534.
(b) Post 8452.
(c) Post 124.
(d) Post 1379.

5. How far is Alpha Centauri from the Solar System?
(a) 6.23 light years.
(b) 7 light years.
(c) 4.37 light years.
(d) 2.3 light years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, according to the narrator in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

2. What does Captain Shi Qiang admit to Wang Miao in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

3. What does Sha Ruishan give to Wang Miao to enable him to see the microwave background on their research in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

4. Who launched the Planck satellite, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

5. What are the two protons sent to Earth by Trisolarans supposed to do, according to Ye Wenjie in Chapter 30, "Two Protons"?

(see the answer key)

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