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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. Who confirms that there are records from previous civilizations to support the concept of three suns in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"f?
2. Who is the computer specialist from the Information Security Division that is introduced in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
3. What term refers to temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the sun making areas appear dark?
4. During what time period has Wang Miao arrived when he plays the Three Body game in the beginning of Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
5. When did Galileo live?
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. 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"?
4. How are the Stable Eras and Chaotic Eras on Trisolaris explained in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
5. How does Pan Han explain the purpose of the Three Body game in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
6. When does Ye Wenjie begin sending messages to space? What response does she receive?
7. Who builds the Second Red Coast Base? Why?
8. What does Ye Wenjie confess in the transcripts from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?
9. What does Wei Cheng reveal about his research in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
10. What happens after Shi Qiang barges in on the meeting in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the game Three Body in the novel. What is the objective of the game? Why was the game developed? What is revealed about the game as the novel concludes?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative and language styles in The Three-Body Problem. How well do you think the translator brings the story to life in English? What are your impressions of the technical language in the novel? How poetic is the language?
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