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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Shevek get stuck in a small town?
(a) Shevek falls ill
(b) Urras have invaded Abbeney
(c) There is a wreck on the train line
(d) There is a storm

2. Who volunteers to spend time in the prison?
(a) Kadagv
(b) Shevek
(c) Rulag
(d) Palat

3. What does Shevek find does not exist in Urras to the degree he thought it did?
(a) Waste and poverty
(b) Infidelity
(c) Love and understanding
(d) Divorce

4. What does Palat tell the women at the nursery?
(a) That he is leaving his family
(b) That he is terminally ill
(c) That he is in love with them all
(d) That Shevek has to stay full-time

5. From what country is Chifoilisk?
(a) Anarres
(b) Abbeney
(c) Thu
(d) Terra

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shevek and his friend show concern for on Insurrection Day?

2. What happens in the summer?

3. Which area of science do the scientists debate?

4. What do the scientists think Shevek is looking for when he asks where all the women are?

5. What year is Shevek in when Gvarab dies?

(see the answer key)

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