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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 15-20 and Part III: "Sunset for Humanity," Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ye Wenjie study in college?
(a) Astrophysics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Chinese literature.
(d) Chinese history.

2. What does Captain Shi Qiang admit to Wang Miao in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) He admits to having had an affair with Wang's wife.
(b) He admits he has been following Wang.
(c) He admits he is a spy for the CIA.
(d) He admits that he has been hired to kill Wang.

3. Who is the female military representative from the Intermediate People's Court that visits Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Shao Lin.
(b) Cheng Lihua.
(c) Bai Mulin.
(d) Rachel Carson.

4. What is the planet that is the focus in the Three Body game?
(a) Caros.
(b) Trisolaris.
(c) Silentius.
(d) Cryton.

5. What does "SETI" refer to in the narrative?
(a) The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence.
(b) Secure External Technological Intelligence.
(c) Social Experiment for Terrestrial Intelligence.
(d) Standard Experimental Technology Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "WMAP" stand for in the narrative?

2. With whom is Leibniz dueling in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

3. What word from Chapter 13, "Red Coast III" refers to leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others?

4. How long does Mozi predict the coming Stable Era to last in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?

5. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 1, "The Madness Years": "Their red flags fluttered restlessly around the brigade building like flames yearning for firewood"?

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