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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a woman claim the spheres are that make up the three-body problem model in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?
(a) Telescopes.
(b) Radio transmitters.
(c) Nuclear bombs.
(d) Radiators.

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

3. 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 molars.
(b) Energy mirrors.
(c) Energy waves.
(d) Energy protons.

4. Who is Shen Yufei's husband?
(a) Cheng Lihua.
(b) Bai Mulin.
(c) Wei Cheng.
(d) Yan Weining.

5. With whom does Wei Cheng describe his wife having argued with in the past in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) Pan Han.
(b) Bai Mulin.
(c) Yang Weining.
(d) Xu Bingbing.

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

7. When did Ye Wenjie begin testing on strengthening transmissions from Earth by using the sun, according to the narrative in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1982.

8. For how long is the gate computing system put into place in Chapter 17, "Three Body: Newton, Von Neumann, the First Emperor, and Tri-Solar Syzygy"?
(a) Two months.
(b) 16 months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Nine months.

9. What planet's rotation swings are discussed as observed from the Mount Wilson Observatory in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?
(a) Neptune's.
(b) Pluto's.
(c) Jupiter's.
(d) Mars's.

10. Who confirms that there are records from previous civilizations to support the concept of three suns in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"f?
(a) Rachel Carson.
(b) Leonardo da Vinci.
(c) Yang Weining.
(d) Yan Weining.

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

12. 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"?
(a) A knife.
(b) A car.
(c) A gun.
(d) A machete.

13. When does Mike Evans say the Trisolarans are due to arrive on Earth in Chapter 28, "The Second Red Coast Base"?
(a) In 125 years.
(b) In 450 years.
(c) In 350 years.
(d) In 230 years.

14. For how many years does the narrator describe Ye Wenjie continuing her work peacefully in the beginning of Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?
(a) 18.
(b) Eight.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

15. When did Leonardo da Vinci live?
(a) 1564-1642.
(b) 540-500 BC.
(c) 1624-1700.
(d) 1452-1519.

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. Who leads the soldiers that set upon the meeting of the Three Body players in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?

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

4. What is the name of the coffee shop where Wang goes to meet the other players in Chapter 18, "Meet-Up"?

5. What is the position of the man that Ye Wenjie's mother marries after the Cultural Revolution?

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