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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "Three Body," Chapters 8-14.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What term refers to scientific research aimed to improve theories for better understanding or prediction of natural or other phenomena?
(a) Cognitive research.
(b) Promontory research.
(c) Applied research.
(d) Fundamental research.
2. What field studies celestial objects at radio frequencies?
(a) Nanotechnology.
(b) Relativity astronomy.
(c) Radio astronomy.
(d) Astrophysics.
3. In what year was the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, according to the narrator in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1959.
4. How old was the girl that is described as being gunned down while waving a flag in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.
5. To what team is Ye Wenjie transferred that picks up and analyzes radio signals in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?
(a) Defense.
(b) History.
(c) Marketing.
(d) Monitoring.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the director of the Division Political Department that interviews Ye Wenjie in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
2. Where is the United States National Radio Quiet Zone located that the narrator describes in Chapter 13, "Red Coast III"?
3. Where is the space observation center that is run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University's Joint Center for Astrophysics?
4. Who is Ye Wenjie's daughter that Wang comes to see her about in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
5. What is the central focus of the book Silent Spring?
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