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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is discovered to have been murdered in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) Shen Yufei.
(b) Yang Dong.
(c) Bai Mulin.
(d) Yang Weining.

2. Wei Cheng reveals that his research on the three-body problem is similar to what method in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) The Einstein Method.
(b) The Prediction Method.
(c) The Turgensy Method.
(d) The Monte Carlo Method.

3. Who set China's Cultural Revolution into place?
(a) Chairman Mao Zedong.
(b) Emperor Youchao.
(c) Emperor Fuxi.
(d) President Xi Jinping.

4. At whose office does Wang Miao meet the computer specialist from the Information Security Division and Shen Yufei's husband in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?
(a) At Shi Qiang's office.
(b) At Yang Dong's office.
(c) At Cheng Lihua's office.
(d) At Bai Mulin's office.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Copernicus live?

3. What planet's rotation swings are discussed as observed from the Mount Wilson Observatory in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

4. What is the circumference of the Earth's sun?

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"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the circumstances at the Red Coast Base change when the new commander arrives in Chapter 26, "No One Repents"?

2. What setting is established when Wang logs onto the Three Body game in Chapter 15, "Three Body: Copernicus, Universal Football, and Tri-Solar Day"?

3. Why does Ye Wenjie not visit her mother after leaving the Red Coast Base?

4. What does Ye Wenjie confess in the transcripts from Chapter 25, "The Deaths of Lei Zhicheng and Yang Weining"?

5. What three bodies does Ye Wenjie use to try to work out the three-body problem in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

6. What is discovered at Wei Cheng's house in Chapter 16, "The Three Body Problem"?

7. What does Ye Wenjie's discovery involving "energy mirrors" mean for her work in Chapter 22, "Red Coast V"?

8. Who builds the Second Red Coast Base? Why?

9. What happens after Shi Qiang barges in on the meeting in Chapter 24, "Rebellion"?

10. Why does Ye Wenjie choose to respond to the message she receives in Chapter 23, "Red Coast VI"?

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