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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the United States National Radio Quiet Zone located that the narrator describes in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) New York City.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Boston.

2. What is the organization that controls China's nuclear missiles, according to the Translator's Note in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) The Second Artillery Corps.
(b) The Third Artillery Corps.
(c) The First Artillery Corps.
(d) The Seventh Artillery Corps.

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

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

5. When was the Planck satellite launched?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2013.
(d) 1992.

6. For how long had the Red Union "been attacking the headquarters of the April Twenty-eighth Brigade" when Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" begins?
(a) For four days.
(b) For six days.
(c) For two weeks.
(d) For two days.

7. Who beats Ye Zhetai to death in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Two old men.
(b) Four teenage girls.
(c) Three young men.
(d) Two young girls.

8. What did Ye Wenjie study in college?
(a) Astrophysics.
(b) Chinese literature.
(c) Biology.
(d) Chinese history.

9. From what belief system does the translator note the term "Monsters and Demons" is derived in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Islam.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Buddhism.

10. When does the narrator describe the implementation of the OZMAII plan in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1911.
(d) 2011.

11. What civilization is said to be lost when the scorching sun arrives in the game in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?
(a) Civilization 242.
(b) Civilization 99.
(c) Civilization 311.
(d) Civilization 141.

12. When was the WMAP satellite launched?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2013.
(d) 1983.

13. What was the profession held by Hai Mo?
(a) Newspaper reporter.
(b) Screenwriter and novelist.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Chemist.

14. How long does Mozi predict the coming Stable Era to last in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?
(a) Six years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Several eons.
(d) Two years.

15. What setting is established in the opening of Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) The Himalayan Mountains.
(b) The Qilian Mountains.
(c) The Greater Khingan Mountains.
(d) The Pamir Mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What satellite is launched at the Red Coast in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?

2. How much time has passed in the game when Wang returns to it in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

3. In Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" the translator notes some of the most famous intellectuals who committed suicide during the Cultural Revolution. Among these is Lao She. What was She's profession?

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

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"?

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