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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of poor people does Shevek say he sees while driving about?
(a) Ugly poor people
(b) Rich poor people
(c) Diseased poor people
(d) Contented poor people

3. What does Takver convince Shevek to do to get his paper published?
(a) Bribe the authorities
(b) Sleep with Sabul
(c) Reword it
(d) Let Sabul put his name to it

4. Which illness does Shevek contract?
(a) The measles
(b) Chicken pox
(c) The flu
(d) Pneumonia

5. What does Shevek find in his pocket?
(a) A gun
(b) A knife
(c) A critique of his theories
(d) A letter

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Shevek want to give his theory?

2. How long is the journey to Urras?

3. What is Shevek's mother's name?

4. With whose family does Shevek spend a week?

5. How long does Shevek shut himself in his room?

(see the answer key)

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