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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bedap think the Anarres power structure is doing?
(a) Killing people's passion for life
(b) Making it impossible to live in freedom
(c) Suppressing new ideas
(d) Plotting war against Urras

2. What happened to Kadagv while he was imprisoned?
(a) He went into a trance
(b) He hallucinated
(c) He went insane
(d) He was ill

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

4. To where does Shevek temporarily escape?
(a) Anarres
(b) Benbili
(c) Thu
(d) Nio Esseia

5. What does Palat give Shevek on his return?
(a) A Math book
(b) A Charles Dickens novel
(c) A book of spells
(d) A football

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chifoilisk tell Shevek?

2. How do the professors at the school stop themselves from being distracted?

3. What does Takver convince Shevek to do to get his paper published?

4. Why does Shevek get stuck in a small town?

5. Whose grave does Shevek visit?

(see the answer key)

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