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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 invented the Marine chronometer?

2. What position does Mike Evans grant to Ye Wenjie in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?

3. What is Ye Wenjie's respons when Wang Miao asks her why the Lord is so afraid of nanotechnology in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?

4. What planet's rotation swings are discussed as observed from the Mount Wilson Observatory in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

5. When do the individuals who killed Ye Wenjie's father say their idealism faded in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ye Wenjie choose to respond to the message she receives in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?

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

3. What does Ye Wenjie confess in the transcripts from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?

4. What is discovered at Wei Cheng's house in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

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

6. How are the Stable Eras and Chaotic Eras on Trisolaris explained in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?

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

9. Who builds the Second Red Coast Base? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 author's repeated allusions to the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in The Three-Body Problem. Who introduces this book to Ye Wenjie? How does the book affect her? How does it influence her actions in the rest of the novel?

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