View a FREE sample

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) Making it impossible to live in freedom
(b) Suppressing new ideas
(c) Plotting war against Urras
(d) Killing people's passion for life

2. What do Shevek and his friends build?
(a) A house
(b) A lab
(c) A prison
(d) A car

3. Why does Shevek find shopping such as awful experience?
(a) He is disgusted by all the buying and selling
(b) The crowds are too big
(c) He cannot find what he wants
(d) Everyone is rude to him

4. Where does Shevek have to go to study?
(a) The Arranes Center of Science
(b) The College of Scientic Achievement
(c) Arranes University
(d) The Central Institute of the Sciences

5. What does Dr. Atro give Shevek as a present?
(a) A gold statue
(b) A bracelet
(c) A rare coin
(d) A rare science book

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Shevak's partner?

2. Why does Dr. Kimoe throw Shevek's pajamas in the trash?

3. In what does Chifoilisk say the Urras scientists are particularly interested?

4. Which character writes the introduction to Shevek's paper?

5. Why does Shevek try to strike up a conversation with his servant?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 246 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample