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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 geocentric model.
(b) A lunocentric model.
(c) A omniscient model.
(d) A heliocentric model.

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

3. 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) An inversion layer that traps smog.
(d) A dead zone for radio signals.

4. When did Leonardo da Vinci live?
(a) 1452-1519.
(b) 1624-1700.
(c) 540-500 BC.
(d) 1564-1642.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose office does Wang Miao meet the computer specialist from the Information Security Division and Shen Yufei's husband in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

2. What does Ye Wenjie call the fluctuations of energy as planets move from one place to the next in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

3. Wei Cheng reveals that his research on the three-body problem is similar to what method in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

4. Where is the Second Red Coast Base that Mike Evans brings Ye Wenjie to in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?

5. How many troops does Emperor Qin Shi Huan order to participate in the gate computing system in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens as a result of the gate computing system in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

3. When does Ye Wenjie begin sending messages to space? What response does she receive?

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

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

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

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

8. What is happening when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

9. How is the setting of the Three Body world described when Wang logs on in Chapter 19, "Three Body: Einstein, the Pendulum Monument, and the Great Rip"?

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

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