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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 230 years.
(b) In 450 years.
(c) In 125 years.
(d) In 350 years.

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

3. What is the planet that is the focus in the Three Body game?
(a) Trisolaris.
(b) Silentius.
(c) Caros.
(d) Cryton.

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

5. For what reason does the narrator describe Ye Wenjie accepting her marriage proposal in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
(a) Out of gratitude for his having taken her from her family.
(b) Because her family forced her to marry.
(c) Out of gratitude in his having saved her life.
(d) Out of fear for reprisal.

6. 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 200.
(b) More than 250.
(c) More than 150.
(d) More than 100.

7. What is the circumference of the Earth's sun?
(a) 2,713,406 miles.
(b) 362,450 miles.
(c) 982,450 miles.
(d) 1,632,402 miles.

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

9. 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 natural wind coverage.
(c) A dead zone for radio signals.
(d) An inversion layer that traps smog.

10. 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 cutting ropes while they were working on the face of the mountain.
(b) By using a telescope to crush them while they moved it.
(c) By shooting them.
(d) By hitting them with a van.

11. In what industry is Mike Evans's father said to work in Chapter 27, "Evans"?
(a) In the oil industry.
(b) In the timber industry.
(c) In the gold industry.
(d) In the coal industry.

12. What model did Copernicus present of the universe?
(a) A heliocentric model.
(b) A lunocentric model.
(c) A omniscient model.
(d) A geocentric model.

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

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

15. What planet's rotation swings are discussed as observed from the Mount Wilson Observatory in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?
(a) Pluto's.
(b) Neptune's.
(c) Mars's.
(d) Jupiter's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the mean radius of the Earth's sun?

3. Who set China's Cultural Revolution into place?

4. For how many years does the narrator describe Ye Wenjie continuing her work peacefully in the beginning of Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?

5. What warning is repeated several times in the first message that Ye Wenjie receives from an extraterrestrial in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?

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