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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term is Wang Miao contemplating from the Three Bodies game in the beginning of Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) "Lost Era."
(b) "Secret Agent X-9."
(c) "Chaotic Era."
(d) "Sentient Era."

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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) 2K glasses.
(d) 2G glasses.

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

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

10. 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) Bai Mulin.
(d) Director Zhang.

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

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

13. In what year was the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, according to the narrator in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1955.

14. Who is the director of the Division Political Department that interviews Ye Wenjie in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Director Lin.
(b) Director Wen.
(c) Director Zhang.
(d) Director Cheng.

15. 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) Yan Weining.
(d) Cheng Lihua.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the furniture made of that Wang examines at Ye Wenjie's home in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

2. 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?

3. 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"?

4. Whom did Ye Wenjie marry?

5. What gift does Ye Wenjie give to Wang Miao when he visits in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

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