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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 civilization is said to have proven that there is no solution to the three-body problem in Chapter 19, "Three Body: Einstein, the Pendulum Monument, and the Great Rip"?
(a) Civilization 132.
(b) Civilization 214.
(c) Civilization 111.
(d) Civilization 192.

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

3. For how many years does the narrator describe Ye Wenjie continuing her work peacefully in the beginning of Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
(a) Eight.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

4. Where does Ye Wenjie go to work after the Red Coast Base closes?
(a) Fudan University.
(b) Peking University.
(c) Zheijang University.
(d) Tsinghua University.

5. What is the name of the coffee shop where Wang goes to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
(a) Yunhe Coffee Shop.
(b) Wenxue Coffee Shop.
(c) Urumqi Coffee Shop.
(d) Dongguan Coffee Shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the name "three-body problem" begin to be commonly used?

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

3. What is the position of the man that Ye Wenjie's mother marries after the Cultural Revolution?

4. How does Ye Wenjie describe having killed two people in the transcript from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?

5. What causes the Mount Wilson Observatory to have more natural steady air than any location in North America?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Wei Cheng reveal about his research in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

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

8. Who is present when Wang arrives for the Three Body player meeting in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

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

10. 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"?

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