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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the Second Red Coast Base that Mike Evans brings Ye Wenjie to in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
2. What does the first extraterrestrial that contacts Ye Wenjie claim to be in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
3. Who is attempting to break up the dual when Wang enters the Three Body game in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
4. Where does Ye Wenjie go to work after the Red Coast Base closes?
5. When did Copernicus live?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Cheng say he is being threatened in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
2. Why does Ye Wenjie not visit her mother after leaving the Red Coast Base?
3. Who is present when Wang arrives for the Three Body player meeting in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
4. What does Wei Cheng reveal about his research in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
5. What does Ye Wenjie confess in the transcripts from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?
6. Who builds the Second Red Coast Base? Why?
7. 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"?
8. 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"?
9. 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"?
10. How do the circumstances at the Red Coast Base change when the new commander arrives in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the cosmic microwave background? What composes the cosmic microwave background? Why is this significant in the plot of The Three-Body Problem?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's exploration of history in The Three-Body Problem. What are some historical figures that appear in the novel? Why do they appear? How is history explored thematically?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of betrayal in The Three-Body Problem. What characters commit betrayals and why? How does the author explore this theme through symbolism and imagery?
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