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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, An Orgota Creation Myth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the second Estraven in Chapter 9 (Estraven II) wind up after his failed hunting trip?
(a) Falling into Icefoot Lake and drowning.
(b) The home of Therem of Stok.
(c) Dying in the wilderness, with his body eaten by wild beasts.
(d) Back home in Estre.

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

3. How long does a journey from Gethen to the Prime World, Hain, take?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 670 years.
(c) 67 years.
(d) 76 years.

4. As Chapter 15 opens, where do Genly and Estraven decide to hide for the winter?
(a) Mishnory.
(b) Gethen.
(c) Kerm Ice.
(d) Gobrin Ice.

5. How does Estraven blackmail Shusgis?
(a) By telling him he (Estraven) is part of a plan to assassinate Genly Ai.
(b) By telling him that he (Estraven) was asked to assassinate him, but would rather protect him instead.
(c) By telling him he (Estraven) is part of a plan to assassinate Tibe.
(d) By telling him he (Estraven) is part of a plan to assassinate Obsle and Yegey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is it possible for a Gethenian to change gender from one period of sexual activity to another?

2. It's been pointed out many times in "The Left Hand of Darkness," thus far, that the Gethenians are androgynous. What does "androgynous" mean?

3. According to the Orgota creation myth, how many men were created?

4. What is the name of the Investigator who documents Gethenians' androgyny?

5. When Genly and other prisoners are taken from their first detention facility, what is their destination?

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