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

2. For how long is the gate computing system put into place in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
(a) Two months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) 16 months.
(d) Nine months.

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

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

5. 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) July 23, 1982.
(b) March 16, 1975.
(c) October 21, 1979.
(d) January 12, 1978.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gottfried Leibniz live?

2. When did Aristotle live?

3. For what animal is Mike Evans planting trees when he is encountered by Ye Wenjie in Chapter 27, "Evans"?

4. 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"?

5. During what years did the Cultural Revolution take place in China?

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument does Cheng describe overhearing between Pan Han and his wife in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

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

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

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

5. What does Ye Wenjie confess in the transcripts from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?

6. What happens at the conclusion of Wang's session playing the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?

7. Why does Ye Wenjie claim the Lord is afraid of nanotechnology in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?

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

9. How are the Stable Eras and Chaotic Eras on Trisolaris explained in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?

10. How do the circumstances at the Red Coast Base change when the new commander arrives in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?

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