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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, On Time and Darkness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Genly carry in the case that he brings to his meeting with King Argaven?
(a) His ansible communicator.
(b) Pictures.
(c) His ansible communicator and pictures.
(d) Money and gifts that were sent by the Ekumen to the king.

2. If a Gethenian becomes pregnant, how long is the gestation period (i.e., the amount of time it takes before the baby is born)?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 4.8 months.
(c) 8.4 months.
(d) Gethenians don't experience pregnancy.

3. Where does the second Estraven in Chapter 9 (Estraven II) wind up after his failed hunting trip?
(a) Falling into Icefoot Lake and drowning.
(b) The home of Therem of Stok.
(c) Dying in the wilderness, with his body eaten by wild beasts.
(d) Back home in Estre.

4. Which picture offends the king when Genly shows it to him?
(a) A picture of a male from Earth.
(b) A picture of the supreme leader of the Ekumen.
(c) A picture of a female from Cime.
(d) A picture of a fellow Gethenian.

5. How long ago did the High Priest compose the sayings in Chapter 12?
(a) Yesterday.
(b) 900 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 600 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Ekumen send only one representative to Karhide?

2. What is the Orgota religion's viewpoint on good and evil?

3. What does Genly ask the Foretellers?

4. What unanswerable question did the Lord of Shorth, according to Goss, force the foretellers to answer?

5. What is Estraven II known throughout history as for his actions?

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