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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 origin of the story told in Chapter 4?
(a) Orogeyn.
(b) Gethen.
(c) East Karhide.
(d) West Karhide.

2. What are the important themes of Chapter 2?
(a) Kemmering and love.
(b) Breaking the law and exile.
(c) Betrayal and hatred.
(d) Marriage and divorce.

3. What does Lord Berosty do after receiving his Foretelling?
(a) He kills his kemmering.
(b) He commits suicide immediately.
(c) He returns to one of his family domains and locks himself in the Hearth-Tower for ten months.
(d) He decides to live life to the fullest and starts living like a daredevil.

4. Why does the Ekumen send only one representative to Karhide?
(a) They are low on resources.
(b) Genly is the only ambassador who knows how to speak the Gethenite language.
(c) It is a trick; in actuality, the Ekumen have troops waiting to invade as soon as Genly gives the word to do so.
(d) The Ekumen believe that one voice speaking truth is a greater force than fleets and armies.

5. Who is the Prime Minister in Chapter 1?
(a) Therem Harth rem ir Estraven (Estraven for short).
(b) Pemmer Harge rem ir Tibe ('Tibe' for short) .
(c) Tony Blair.
(d) Genly Ai.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is Lord Berosty satisfied with the answer he receives? Why?

2. Where does the story in Chapter 2 take place?

3. On what day of the month is Genly allowed to visit the Nine Foretellers and ask his question?

4. This city is the capital of the nation of Karhide:

5. What is the gender of the inhabitants of Gethen?

(see the answer key)

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