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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shevek shock his new friends?
(a) By telling them his planet has female scientists
(b) By looking them in the eye
(c) By asking to date one of their sisters
(d) By criticizing their president

2. Who stops Shevek on his way out from the dining hall?
(a) Dr. Chifoilisk
(b) Pae
(c) Hilda
(d) Dr. Sabul

3. What is different about the water taps in Shevek's room?
(a) They supply beer.
(b) They run constantly
(c) They don't work
(d) They play a tune when water comes out.

4. Where does Shevek begin his teaching on Urras?
(a) Ieu Eun
(b) Abbeney
(c) The Science Institute
(d) The University of Urras

5. How did Urras punish Odo?
(a) They put him in the stocks
(b) They hung him
(c) They imprisioned him
(d) They gassed him

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long is Kadagv imprisoned?

2. Which city is the center of life and science on Anarres?

3. What happened to Kadagv while he was imprisoned?

4. Which of the following does Shevek have in Urras that he does not have at home?

5. Why did Rulag abandon Shevek as a baby?

(see the answer key)

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