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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 First Artillery Corps.
(c) The Third Artillery Corps.
(d) The Seventh Artillery Corps.

2. For what publication is Bai Mulin a reporter?
(a) The Great Production News.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Guangming Daily.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

3. 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) Cheng Lihua.
(c) Director Zhang.
(d) Bai Mulin.

4. What is the computer systems called that Ye Wenjie uses to keep an eye on enemy spacecraft and operations in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) YUTRON.
(b) MITRON.
(c) AMTRON.
(d) FORTRAN.

5. Who is Ye Zhetai's wife in the narrative?
(a) Cheng Lihua.
(b) Ruan Wen.
(c) Ye Wenjie.
(d) Shao Lin.

6. Who has implicated Ye Wenjie for writing a letter that promotes anti-socialist ideals in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Ruan Wen.
(b) Cheng Lihua.
(c) Shao Lin.
(d) Bai Mulin.

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

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

9. 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?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Painter.
(d) Chemist.

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

11. At the National Astronomical Center at the Space Observation Center, Sha Ruishan examines data from three satellites. When was the COBE launched, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1989.

12. What is Ye Zhetai's focus as a professor in the novel?
(a) Physics.
(b) Poetry.
(c) History.
(d) Literature.

13. 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 311.
(c) Civilization 141.
(d) Civilization 99.

14. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 1, "The Madness Years": "Their red flags fluttered restlessly around the brigade building like flames yearning for firewood"?
(a) Dramatic irony.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of the book Silent Spring?

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

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

5. Who is the base chief engineer who introduces himself to Ye Wenjie in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?

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