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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. When did the name "three-body problem" begin to be commonly used?
(a) The 1550s.
(b) The 1740s.
(c) THe 1820s.
(d) The 1620s.

2. What is the mean radius of the Earth's sun?
(a) 362,450 miles.
(b) 982,450 miles.
(c) 432,450 miles.
(d) 332,250 miles.

3. Where is the Second Red Coast Base that Mike Evans brings Ye Wenjie to in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
(a) Floating on a ship at sea.
(b) Deep in an Aztec jungle.
(c) On top of a massive volcano.
(d) Atop an Egyptian pyramid.

4. Where does Ye Wenjie go to work after the Red Coast Base closes?
(a) Tsinghua University.
(b) Zheijang University.
(c) Peking University.
(d) Fudan University.

5. When was the WMAP satellite launched?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2013.
(c) 1983.
(d) 2003.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Mount Wilson Observatory located?

2. During what years did the Cultural Revolution take place in China?

3. At the National Astronomical Center at the Space Observation Center, Sha Ruishan examines data from three satellites. When was the COBE launched, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

4. What does "NATO" stand for?

5. What term refers to temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the sun making areas appear dark?

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