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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, One Way in to Orgoreyn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lord Berosty's kemmering offer in return for being told how long Lord Berosty will live?
(a) He offers his life.
(b) He offers his first-born child.
(c) He offers three cows and a chicken.
(d) He offers his life's savings.

2. Why does the Ekumen send only one representative to Karhide?
(a) They are low on resources.
(b) It is a trick; in actuality, the Ekumen have troops waiting to invade as soon as Genly gives the word to do so.
(c) Genly is the only ambassador who knows how to speak the Gethenite language.
(d) The Ekumen believe that one voice speaking truth is a greater force than fleets and armies.

3. What themes are highlighted in the story told in Chapter 4?
(a) Suicide and murder.
(b) Love and betrayal.
(c) Obsession and compulsion.
(d) Love and hatred.

4. How long does Genly's journey to Rer, which is described in Chapter 5, take?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Four years.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Four days.

5. What is the purpose of Genly's meeting with the king?
(a) To pledge kemmering to the king.
(b) To convince the king that he is an envoy from another planet, and to start a dialogue about Gethen becoming part of the Ekumen.
(c) To ask permission to travel to Orgoreyn.
(d) To talk to the king about Estraven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are there any long-term effects of Getheren's long exposure to the cold?

2. Which picture offends the king when Genly shows it to him?

3. What does Estraven do once he learns of his exile?

4. How does Genly finance the trip he takes in Chapter 5?

5. What is the nineteenth day of the month known as?

(see the answer key)

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