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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 the name "three-body problem" begin to be commonly used?
2. With whom is Leibniz dueling in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
3. What is the planet that is the focus in the Three Body game?
4. For how long is the gate computing system put into place in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
5. What word from Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base" means to make an idea or cause widely known?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Wei Cheng reveal about his research in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
2. Who builds the Second Red Coast Base? Why?
3. How are the Stable Eras and Chaotic Eras on Trisolaris explained in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
4. What is discovered at Wei Cheng's house in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
5. When does Ye Wenjie begin sending messages to space? What response does she receive?
6. Why does Ye Wenjie not visit her mother after leaving the Red Coast Base?
7. 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"?
8. What setting is established when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
9. What does Ye Wenjie confess in the transcripts from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?
10. What argument does Cheng describe overhearing between Pan Han and his wife in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme exploring the uniting of mankind by a common enemy. Why do many of the characters in The Three-Body Problem believe that humankind will be united by the arrival of the Trisolarans? Do you agree with this concept? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Ye Wenjie in The Three-Body Problem. How old is Ye Wenjie when her character is introduced? What events impact Ye Wenjie's character and her actions? How does her character evolve by the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the characters and the relationships of Ying Di, Yang Dong, and Ye Wenjie. What connects these characters? What relationships do these characters have with Wang Miao?
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