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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "Sunset for Humanity," Chapters 22-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Captain Shi Qiang tell Wang he believes someone is working behind the scenes to accomplish in Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) To cause a world war.
(b) To undermine the government.
(c) To accelerate scientific research.
(d) To ruin scientific research.

2. 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"?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) 16 months.

3. What model did Copernicus present of the universe?
(a) A heliocentric model.
(b) A lunocentric model.
(c) A omniscient model.
(d) A geocentric model.

4. Who launched the Planck satellite, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?
(a) The European Space Agency.
(b) The United States Space Agency.
(c) The Russian Space Agency.
(d) The Chinese Space Agency.

5. How many troops does Emperor Qin Shi Huan order to participate in the gate computing system in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
(a) 30 billion.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 30 million.
(d) 10 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Leonardo da Vinci live?

2. What civilization comes to an end in the Three Body game in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

3. How many stable configurations has Wei Cheng's algorithm uncovered for the three bodies, according to the narrative in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

4. When did Aristotle live?

5. Who is Shen Yufei's husband?

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