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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. When did Copernicus live?
2. How much money does Mike Evans's father leave him when he dies?
3. Where is the Second Red Coast Base that Mike Evans brings Ye Wenjie to in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
4. What model did Copernicus present of the universe?
5. What is the position of the man that Ye Wenjie's mother marries after the Cultural Revolution?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the Stable Eras and Chaotic Eras on Trisolaris explained in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
2. 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"?
3. How does Pan Han explain the purpose of the Three Body game in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
4. What setting is established when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
5. What does Wei Cheng reveal about his research in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
6. Who is present when Wang arrives for the Three Body player meeting in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
7. What three bodies does Ye Wenjie use to try to work out the three-body problem in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?
8. What happens after Shi Qiang barges in on the meeting in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?
9. Who builds the Second Red Coast Base? Why?
10. Why does Ye Wenjie not visit her mother after leaving the Red Coast Base?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe the three-body problem in physics and discuss how it applies in this novel. What are the components of the three-body problem? How does it apply to Trisolaris? What research is described on this problem in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
What is the mission of the organization called Frontiers of Science in the novel? Who leads this organization? What role does this organization play in the main plot of the novel?
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