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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What warning is repeated several times in the first message that Ye Wenjie receives from an extraterrestrial in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
(a) "Reply immediately!"
(b) "Do not answer!"
(c) "Prepare for war!"
(d) "Send help!"

2. Where is the Second Red Coast Base that Mike Evans brings Ye Wenjie to in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
(a) Atop an Egyptian pyramid.
(b) Floating on a ship at sea.
(c) On top of a massive volcano.
(d) Deep in an Aztec jungle.

3. With whom does Wei Cheng describe his wife having argued with in the past in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) Pan Han.
(b) Xu Bingbing.
(c) Bai Mulin.
(d) Yang Weining.

4. What civilization is said to have proven that there is no solution to the three-body problem in Chapter 19, "Three Body: Einstein, the Pendulum Monument, and the Great Rip"?
(a) Civilization 111.
(b) Civilization 132.
(c) Civilization 192.
(d) Civilization 214.

5. How many troops does Emperor Qin Shi Huan order to participate in the gate computing system in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
(a) 30 billion.
(b) 30 million.
(c) 10 billion.
(d) 20 million.

6. How old are three of the four girls that killed Ye Wenjie's father when she tracks them down in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?
(a) In their forties.
(b) In their fifties.
(c) In their thirties.
(d) In their twenties.

7. What two elements compose the majority of the sun?
(a) Helium and oxygen.
(b) Hydrogen and oxygen.
(c) Iron and helium.
(d) Hydrogen and helium.

8. Who set China's Cultural Revolution into place?
(a) Emperor Youchao.
(b) Emperor Fuxi.
(c) President Xi Jinping.
(d) Chairman Mao Zedong.

9. Where was Copernicus born?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) France.
(c) Ukraine.
(d) Royal Prussia.

10. For how many years does the narrator describe Ye Wenjie continuing her work peacefully in the beginning of Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
(a) Eight.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

11. How many stable configurations has Wei Cheng's algorithm uncovered for the three bodies, according to the narrative in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) More than 150.
(b) More than 200.
(c) More than 100.
(d) More than 250.

12. What is the gate computing system named in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
(a) MIA.
(b) FORCO.
(c) Qin 1.
(d) Clan 2.

13. What term refers to temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the sun making areas appear dark?
(a) Swirls.
(b) Sunspots.
(c) Helium deposits.
(d) Sunstreams.

14. How does Ye Wenjie describe having killed two people in the transcript from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?
(a) By shooting them.
(b) By using a telescope to crush them while they moved it.
(c) By hitting them with a van.
(d) By cutting ropes while they were working on the face of the mountain.

15. Where is the Mount Wilson Observatory located?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) London, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Ye Wenjie confess to having killed two people in the document from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?

2. Who confirms that there are records from previous civilizations to support the concept of three suns in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"f?

3. For how long is the gate computing system put into place in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

4. In what vehicle does the assassin escape in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

5. How much money does Mike Evans's father leave him when he dies?

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