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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Mike Evans say the Trisolarans are due to arrive on Earth in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
(a) In 125 years.
(b) In 350 years.
(c) In 450 years.
(d) In 230 years.

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

3. 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 192.
(c) Civilization 132.
(d) Civilization 214.

4. When did Galileo live?
(a) 1624-1700.
(b) 1711-1777.
(c) 1602-1659.
(d) 1564-1642.

5. 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) Wenxue Coffee Shop.
(c) Urumqi Coffee Shop.
(d) Yunhe Coffee Shop.

6. Where two historically important telescopes are contained at the Mount Wilson Observatory?
(a) The Kopernik-500 telescope and the Giotto telescope.
(b) The OAO C telescope and the Magellan telescope.
(c) The Hooker telescope and the 60-inch telescope.
(d) The Giotto telescope and the 60-inche telescope.

7. 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 100.
(b) More than 250.
(c) More than 150.
(d) More than 200.

8. When do the individuals who killed Ye Wenjie's father say their idealism faded in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?
(a) When they were sent to the countryside.
(b) When they met American ambassadors.
(c) When they were sent to the city.
(d) When they learned about nanotechnology research.

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

10. What does Ye Wenjie call the fluctuations of energy as planets move from one place to the next in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?
(a) Energy protons.
(b) Energy waves.
(c) Energy molars.
(d) Energy mirrors.

11. When did the name "three-body problem" begin to be commonly used?
(a) The 1740s.
(b) The 1550s.
(c) THe 1820s.
(d) The 1620s.

12. 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) An inversion layer that traps smog.
(d) A natural wind coverage.

13. Who invented the Marine chronometer?
(a) Rachel Carson.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) John Harrison.

14. What civilization is destroyed in the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
(a) Civilization 183.
(b) Civilization 193.
(c) Civilization 103.
(d) Civilization 83.

15. What position does Mike Evans grant to Ye Wenjie in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
(a) Commander-in-Chief of the Earth-Trisolaris Movement.
(b) Commander-in-Chief of the Nanotechnology Research Department.
(c) Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Armed Forces.
(d) Commander-in-Chief of the Battle Command Center.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ye Wenjie begin testing on strengthening transmissions from Earth by using the sun, according to the narrative in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

2. When did Copernicus live?

3. What is the circumference of the Earth's sun?

4. Who is shot, injured, and taken to the hospital during the conflict in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?

5. 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?

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