The Three-Body Problem Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why do the Adventists seek the destruction of the human race by Trisolaran hands? (from Part 3, Chapters 29 – 35)

Because they believe the Trisolarans will allow them to live as exemplary humans.

Because they believe the human race is irredeemable.

Because they are Trisolarans in disguise.

Because they have made a suicide pact to be successful or to die.

2.

Why does Ye Wenjie kill her husband? (from Part 3, Chapters 22 – 28)

To ensure that he could never take the lead in contact with the aliens to determine their course of action on Earth.

Because she has grown tired of marriage.

To prevent him or anyone else from taking credit for, or spreading word about the aliens.

Because he slept with another young woman on base.

3.

What is the true, hidden purpose of Red Coast? (from Part 2, Chapters 8 – 14)

To search for extra-terrestrial life.

To develop a military weapon to melt enemy tanks.

To reeducate strayed citizens.

To torture enemies of the state for information about anti-Communists in China.

4.

Why does Shi tell Wang and Ding not to worry about being compared to bugs? (from Part 3, Chapters 29 – 35)

Because the Trisolarans do not even know what a bug is.

Because humans have never been able to defeat bugs.

Because psychological warfare is overrated so long before a battle begins.

Because Trisolarans have never met bugs before.

5.

Why does Ye Wenjie believe she has failed her daughter, Yang Dong? (from Part 2, Chapters 8 – 14)

Because she allowed her daughter’s life to revolve around theories that she came to believe were not true.

Because she allowed her daughter to join the ETM, resulting in her torture and execution.

Because she allowed her daughter to run off with a younger man who ended up depending on her.

Because she allowed her daughter to study a field of science that had little promise except failure.

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