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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. In what vehicle does the assassin escape in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) A white pickup truck.
(b) A black sedan.
(c) A black pickup truck.
(d) A black SUV.

2. What civilization is said to have proven that there is no solution to the three-body problem in Chapter 19, "Three Body: Einstein, the Pendulum Monument, and the Great Rip"?
(a) Civilization 192.
(b) Civilization 111.
(c) Civilization 132.
(d) Civilization 214.

3. What field studies celestial objects at radio frequencies?
(a) Relativity astronomy.
(b) Nanotechnology.
(c) Astrophysics.
(d) Radio astronomy.

4. To what district does Wang Miao go to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?
(a) The Lihua District.
(b) The Xicheng District.
(c) The Dongguan District.
(d) The Shenzhen District.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is attempting to break up the dual when Wang enters the Three Body game in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?

2. When was the WMAP satellite launched?

3. What weapon did Wei Cheng's wife threaten to kill him with if he did not stop his research in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

4. Wei Cheng reveals that his research on the three-body problem is similar to what method in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

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"?

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