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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Saint Joseph's Church that Wang Miao goes to in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?
(a) Shenzhen.
(b) Wangfujing.
(c) Urumqi.
(d) Dongguan.

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

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) Director Zhang.
(b) Cheng Lihua.
(c) Lei Zhicheng.
(d) Bai Mulin.

4. Ye Wenjie claims that the Red Coast Project failed to establish contact with alien life forms and disbanded after how many years?
(a) 20.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

5. What satellite is launched at the Red Coast in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) The Magellan satellite.
(b) The MPLM-3 satellite.
(c) The Kopernik-500 satellite.
(d) The KH-9 satellite.

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 two days.
(b) For four days.
(c) For two weeks.
(d) For six days.

7. Who holds Ye Wenjie back when she tries to save her father in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) Two janitors.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her uncle.

8. Whom did Ye Wenjie marry?
(a) Bai Mulin.
(b) Ruan Wen.
(c) Yang Weining.
(d) Yang Dong.

9. Who is the source of the papers that are presented to Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Xine.
(b) Shao Lin.
(c) Ruan Wen.
(d) Wenxue.

10. What scientific paper is presented to Ye Wenjie as one that she wrote in 1966 in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) "Ergodic-nonergodic Transition in Tapped Granular Systems: The Role of Persistent Conacts."
(b) "The Possible Existence of Phase Boundaries Within the Solar Radiation Zone and Their Reflective Characteristics."
(c) "Focus Series on Density Matrix Reformalization."
(d) "Fluctuation-induced Transport, from the Very Small to the Very Large Scales."

11. What does "WMAP" stand for in the narrative?
(a) Waterson Microwave Astrophysics Probe.
(b) Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe.
(c) Wangfujing Microwave Astrophysics Probe.
(d) Watson Microwave Astral Probe.

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

13. When did Einstein visit Shanghai, according to the narrative in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1922.

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

15. What word from Chapter 13, "Red Coast III" refers to leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others?
(a) Misogyny.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) Hegemony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ye Wenjie discovers in college that it is useless to excel at theory without what in astrophysics?

2. How long does Mozi predict the coming Stable Era to last in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

3. What was the profession of Fu Lei?

4. How old was the girl that is described as being gunned down while waving a flag in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

5. 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?

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