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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shevek's profession?
(a) Doctor
(b) Writer
(c) Scientist
(d) Nurse

2. Which of the following is a scientific theory about which the scientists talk to Shevek?
(a) Principle theory of nothingness
(b) Rational theory of the gods
(c) Lock theory of Urras
(d) Relative theory of Terran Ainsetain

3. What does Shevek name the street where he does his shopping?
(a) Rich Street
(b) Elm Street
(c) Buy and Sell Street
(d) Nightmare Street

4. In what does Chifoilisk say the Urras scientists are particularly interested?
(a) Maintaining their control over the masses
(b) Developing nucler weapons
(c) Shevek's General Temporal Theory
(d) Secrets about Anarres

5. For how long is Kadagv imprisoned?
(a) 1 month
(b) 2 weeks
(c) 30 hours
(d) 24 hours

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Mitis send Shedek's paper?

2. Where do the Anarresti ancestors come from?

3. For which of the doctors does Shedek show admiration?

4. What is the wall for?

5. Why is Shevek surprised that the scientists on Anarres correspond with Urrasti scientists?

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