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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Shevek and his friends most interested in about Urras?
(a) Its political system
(b) Its mathematic formulas
(c) Its prisons
(d) Its women

2. What was Odo during his lifetime?
(a) A scientist
(b) A doctor
(c) An engineer
(d) A philosopher

3. Why is Shevek's arrival such an important occasion?
(a) It is the first time in 200 years someone from Anarranes has visited Urras
(b) His arrival was prophecised.
(c) His father was once a Urras leader
(d) He has promised find a cure for a deadly disease.

4. Where does Shevek begin his teaching on Urras?
(a) Abbeney
(b) Ieu Eun
(c) The University of Urras
(d) The Science Institute

5. Which character writes the introduction to Shevek's paper?
(a) Sabul
(b) Dr. Atro
(c) Rulag
(d) Shevek

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a scientific theory about which the scientists talk to Shevek?

2. What are different about the pajamas the ship provides Shevek?

3. What did Tirrin contend with Shevek about Urras?

4. What is Palat's job?

5. Which friend's conversation does Shevek recall?

(see the answer key)

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