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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the profession of Fu Lei?
(a) Actor.
(b) Painter.
(c) Translator and critic.
(d) Writer.

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

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

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

6. How old was the girl that is described as being gunned down while waving a flag in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

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

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

9. What are the May Seventh Cadre Schools described as in the Translator's Note in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) Overseas schools for students studying foreign affairs.
(b) Schools for disabled children.
(c) Private boarding schools for the elite.
(d) Labor camps for Communist re-education.

10. What term refers to scientific research aimed to improve theories for better understanding or prediction of natural or other phenomena?
(a) Fundamental research.
(b) Cognitive research.
(c) Promontory research.
(d) Applied research.

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

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

13. 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"?
(a) 3K glasses.
(b) 3G glasses.
(c) 2G glasses.
(d) 2K glasses.

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

15. What was Wu Han's profession?
(a) Historian.
(b) Painter.
(c) Poet.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of centers does Captain Shi Qiang describe all around the world and working together in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?

2. What was Wen Jie's profession?

3. Where does Ye Wenjie describe the Chinese Academy of Science's Space Environment Observation Center in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

4. What is Ye Zhetai's focus as a professor in the novel?

5. What term is Wang Miao contemplating from the Three Bodies game in the beginning of Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

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