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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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"?
(a) Civilization 99.
(b) Civilization 184.
(c) Civilization 116.
(d) Civilization 192.

3. What causes the Mount Wilson Observatory to have more natural steady air than any location in North America?
(a) A dead zone for radio signals.
(b) A light refractor around its surface.
(c) A natural wind coverage.
(d) An inversion layer that traps smog.

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

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

6. When did Galileo live?
(a) 1564-1642.
(b) 1624-1700.
(c) 1711-1777.
(d) 1602-1659.

7. When do the individuals who killed Ye Wenjie's father say their idealism faded in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?
(a) When they met American ambassadors.
(b) When they were sent to the city.
(c) When they were sent to the countryside.
(d) When they learned about nanotechnology research.

8. What two elements compose the majority of the sun?
(a) Hydrogen and oxygen.
(b) Helium and oxygen.
(c) Hydrogen and helium.
(d) Iron and helium.

9. During what time period has Wang Miao arrived when he plays the Three Body game in the beginning of Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?
(a) The European High Middle Ages.
(b) The Shang dynasty.
(c) The Xia dynasty.
(d) The Bronze Age.

10. What does Ye Wenjie call the fluctuations of energy as planets move from one place to the next in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?
(a) Energy waves.
(b) Energy protons.
(c) Energy mirrors.
(d) Energy molars.

11. 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 132.
(b) Civilization 214.
(c) Civilization 192.
(d) Civilization 111.

12. 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) 10 billion.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 30 billion.
(d) 30 million.

13. What position does Mike Evans grant to Ye Wenjie in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
(a) Commander-in-Chief of the Battle Command Center.
(b) Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Armed Forces.
(c) Commander-in-Chief of the Earth-Trisolaris Movement.
(d) Commander-in-Chief of the Nanotechnology Research Department.

14. When did Aristotle live?
(a) 322-299 BC.
(b) 384-322 BC.
(c) 450-400 BC.
(d) 540-500 BC.

15. How many years go by with Evans working to confirm the truths of Ye Wenjie's story in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) 12.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who set China's Cultural Revolution into place?

2. What has the Great Pyramid been replaced with in the Three Body game in Chapter 19, "Three Body: Einstein, the Pendulum Monument, and the Great Rip"?

3. What is the mean radius of the Earth's sun?

4. Who is the computer specialist from the Information Security Division that is introduced in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

5. What word from Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base" means to make an idea or cause widely known?

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