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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, On Time and Darkness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Investigator who documents Gethenians' androgyny?
(a) Tot Ong Oppong.
(b) Oppong Tot Ong.
(c) Oppong Ong Tot.
(d) Ong Tot Oppong.

2. What answer (in part) does the king receive?
(a) I want Gethen to join the Ekumen to promote universal peace and harmony.
(b) I do not know what makes a man loyal.
(c) I do not know what makes a man a traitor.
(d) I sent Genly to you to ask your nation to join the Ekumen.

3. Before he dies, what does Estraven II do?
(a) He wins the feud with Stok and claims the entire Domain for Estre.
(b) He wins the feud with Stok without any loss of land.
(c) He loses the feud with Stok, and Estre becoms part of the Domain of Stok.
(d) He ends the feud with Stok by giving half the disputed land to the Domain of Stok.

4. Who is known as the Center of Time?
(a) Handara.
(b) Tuhulme.
(c) Yomesh.
(d) Meshe.

5. What is the Orgota religion's viewpoint on good and evil?
(a) There is only evil; there is no good.
(b) There is only good; there is no evil.
(c) There is neither good nor evil.
(d) Both good and evil exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Could the Foretellers answer the Lord of Shorth's question? What happened?

2. Who is the story in Chapter 9 about?

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

4. What name does Estraven give the man who rescues him?

5. What does the mysterious man give the warder at Estre Gate?

(see the answer key)

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