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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what animal is Mike Evans planting trees when he is encountered by Ye Wenjie in Chapter 27, "Evans"?
(a) For the Bengal Florican.
(b) For the northwestern brown swallow.
(c) For the kakapo.
(d) For the New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar.

2. Wei Cheng reveals that his research on the three-body problem is similar to what method in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) The Turgensy Method.
(b) The Einstein Method.
(c) The Monte Carlo Method.
(d) The Prediction Method.

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

4. What is the name of the coffee shop where Wang goes to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
(a) Dongguan Coffee Shop.
(b) Yunhe Coffee Shop.
(c) Urumqi Coffee Shop.
(d) Wenxue Coffee Shop.

5. What does the first extraterrestrial that contacts Ye Wenjie claim to be in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
(a) A researcher.
(b) A politician.
(c) A pacifist.
(d) A teacher.

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

7. With whom is Leibniz dueling in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
(a) Emperor Qin Shi Huan.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) Von Neumann.

8. What causes the Mount Wilson Observatory to have more natural steady air than any location in North America?
(a) A light refractor around its surface.
(b) A dead zone for radio signals.
(c) A natural wind coverage.
(d) An inversion layer that traps smog.

9. Who leads the soldiers that set upon the meeting of the Three Body players in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?
(a) Yang Weining.
(b) Shi Qiang.
(c) Lei Zhicheng.
(d) Bai Mulin.

10. In what vehicle does the assassin escape in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) A white pickup truck.
(b) A black sedan.
(c) A black SUV.
(d) A black pickup truck.

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

12. What weapon did Wei Cheng's wife threaten to kill him with if he did not stop his research in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) A car.
(b) A machete.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

13. 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"?
(a) March 16, 1975.
(b) January 12, 1978.
(c) July 23, 1982.
(d) October 21, 1979.

14. At whose office does Wang Miao meet the computer specialist from the Information Security Division and Shen Yufei's husband in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) At Yang Dong's office.
(b) At Cheng Lihua's office.
(c) At Bai Mulin's office.
(d) At Shi Qiang's office.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What planet's rotation swings are discussed as observed from the Mount Wilson Observatory in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

2. Where two historically important telescopes are contained at the Mount Wilson Observatory?

3. When did the name "three-body problem" begin to be commonly used?

4. Where is the Second Red Coast Base that Mike Evans brings Ye Wenjie to in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?

5. Who is discovered to have been murdered in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

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