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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Gottfried Leibniz live?
(a) 1629-1689.
(b) 1729-1759.
(c) 1811-1900.
(d) 1646-1716.

3. What is the position of the man that Ye Wenjie's mother marries after the Cultural Revolution?
(a) He is a travel agent.
(b) He is a senator.
(c) He is a jet pilot.
(d) He is an education minister.

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

5. Who is Shen Yufei's husband?
(a) Yan Weining.
(b) Cheng Lihua.
(c) Wei Cheng.
(d) Bai Mulin.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. With whom is Leibniz dueling in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

3. Where was Copernicus born?

4. To what district does Wang Miao go to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

5. In what industry is Mike Evans's father said to work in Chapter 27, "Evans"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three bodies does Ye Wenjie use to try to work out the three-body problem in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

2. What does Ye Wenjie's discovery involving "energy mirrors" mean for her work in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

3. Why does Cheng say he is being threatened in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

4. Who builds the Second Red Coast Base? Why?

5. What setting is established when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?

6. How does Pan Han explain the purpose of the Three Body game in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

7. What is discovered at Wei Cheng's house in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

8. Why does Ye Wenjie choose to respond to the message she receives in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?

9. What is revealed in the extraterrestrial message Ye Wenjie receives in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?

10. What is described as one of the biggest challenges for the Red Coast Base in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

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