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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) Islam.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Christianity.

2. What is the central focus of the book Silent Spring?
(a) The history of Communism.
(b) The development of Capitalism.
(c) The separation of church and state.
(d) Environmental degradation.

3. What does "NATO" stand for?
(a) The Nuclear Alternatives Testing Organization.
(b) The National Astrophysics Treaty Organization.
(c) The National Academy for Technological Order.
(d) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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) AMTRON.
(b) FORTRAN.
(c) YUTRON.
(d) MITRON.

5. Where does Ye Wenjie awaken in the beginning of Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"?
(a) At the school.
(b) At her father's house.
(c) On a helicopter.
(d) Inside the Red Coast Base.

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

7. Where does Ye Wenjie describe the Chinese Academy of Science's Space Environment Observation Center in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Urumqi.
(b) Dongguan.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Shenzhen.

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

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

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) Bai Mulin.
(b) Shao Lin.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Rachel Carson.

11. How much time has passed since Ye Zhetai's death in the beginning of Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

12. What types of centers does Captain Shi Qiang describe all around the world and working together in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) Research Command Centers.
(b) Government Command Centers.
(c) Astral Command Centers.
(d) Battle Command Centers.

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

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

15. What word refers to the branch of technology dealing with manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale?
(a) Nanotechnology.
(b) Neurobiology.
(c) Astrophysics.
(d) Geometry.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the WMAP satellite launched?

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

3. Where is the United States National Radio Quiet Zone located that the narrator describes in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?

4. What was Wen Jie's profession?

5. What field studies celestial objects at radio frequencies?

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