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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. During what time period has Wang Miao arrived when he plays the Three Body game in the beginning of Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
(a) The European High Middle Ages.
(b) The Shang dynasty.
(c) The Bronze Age.
(d) The Xia dynasty.

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

5. Who is the organizer for the meeting of the Three Body players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
(a) Xu Bingbing.
(b) Lei Dafeng.
(c) Cheng Lihua.
(d) Pan Han.

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

7. During what years did the Cultural Revolution take place in China?
(a) 1966-1976.
(b) 1969-1980.
(c) 1982-1990.
(d) 1962-1972.

8. 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 250.
(b) More than 150.
(c) More than 100.
(d) More than 200.

9. What term does Mike Evans use to describe his support for animal rights in Chapter 27, "Evans"?
(a) "Pan-Species Naturalism."
(b) "Pan-Species Idealism."
(c) "Pan-Species Communism."
(d) "Pan-Species Culturalism."

10. What pope does Wang meet in the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
(a) Pope Gregory.
(b) Pope Samuel.
(c) Pope Benedict.
(d) Pope John Paul.

11. To what district does Wang Miao go to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
(a) The Xicheng District.
(b) The Shenzhen District.
(c) The Dongguan District.
(d) The Lihua District.

12. Who is discovered to have been murdered in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) Bai Mulin.
(b) Yang Weining.
(c) Yang Dong.
(d) Shen Yufei.

13. How many years go by with Evans working to confirm the truths of Ye Wenjie's story in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
(a) Three.
(b) 12.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gottfried Leibniz live?

2. 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"?

3. When do the individuals who killed Ye Wenjie's father say their idealism faded in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?

4. What is the name of the coffee shop where Wang goes to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

5. Who is the computer specialist from the Information Security Division that is introduced in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

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