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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Domestication of Hunch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Lord Berosty's kemmering?
(a) Geganner of the Herbor clan.
(b) Estraven.
(c) Herbor of the Geganner clan.
(d) Ashe.

2. Could the Foretellers answer the Lord of Shorth's question? What happened?
(a) Yes; they knew the answer, but refused to give it to him.
(b) No; they said no one could possibly know that answer.
(c) Yes; however, the answer was never recorded and is lost to history.
(d) No; they clubbed him to death to get out of answering it.

3. How long does Genly's journey to Rer, which is described in Chapter 5, take?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Four days.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Four years.

4. Which picture offends the king when Genly shows it to him?
(a) A picture of a fellow Gethenian.
(b) A picture of the supreme leader of the Ekumen.
(c) A picture of a male from Earth.
(d) A picture of a female from Cime.

5. What is the name of Karhide's king?
(a) King Argaven XIV.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) King Argaven XV.
(d) King Aragon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does a journey from Gethen to the Prime World, Hain, take?

2. What does Genly do during his time in Otherhord, while he is waiting to be taken to the Foretellers?

3. What does Lord Berosty's kemmering offer in return for being told how long Lord Berosty will live?

4. What is the primary conflict in Chapter 2 that sets its events in motion?

5. What message does the king ask Genly to send to Hain using his communicator?

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