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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Rulag been offered a post?
(a) Frankfurt
(b) Abbeney
(c) Urras
(d) Terra

2. Who is killed during the rioting at the port?
(a) A young boy
(b) A guard
(c) A young girl
(d) Shevek's wife

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

4. Who is waiting for Shevek when he arrives in Urras?
(a) Nobody
(b) The Urras King
(c) The Urras President
(d) A crowd of people including journalist and photographers

5. What is Shevek accused of when he tells a joke in physics class?
(a) Exposing himself
(b) Bad humor
(c) Idiocy
(d) Egoizing

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Shevek's arrival such an important occasion?

2. Who volunteers to spend time in the prison?

3. Which friend's conversation does Shevek recall?

4. Who tends to Shevek while he is aboard the ship?

5. What do the engineers say Shevek can help make possible?

(see the answer key)

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