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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. Could the Foretellers answer the Lord of Shorth's question? What happened?
(a) Yes; however, the answer was never recorded and is lost to history.
(b) No; they said no one could possibly know that answer.
(c) Yes; they knew the answer, but refused to give it to him.
(d) No; they clubbed him to death to get out of answering it.

2. What unanswerable question did the Lord of Shorth, according to Goss, force the foretellers to answer?
(a) Why is the sky blue?
(b) What happens after death?
(c) What is the meaning of life?
(d) When will I die?

3. Where does Getheren wind up after he leaves Karhide?
(a) The Hearth of Shath.
(b) The Pering Ice.
(c) The Gobrin Ice.
(d) Orgoreyn.

4. What answer (in part) does the king receive?
(a) I sent Genly to you to ask your nation to join the Ekumen.
(b) I do not know what makes a man a traitor.
(c) I do not know what makes a man loyal.
(d) I want Gethen to join the Ekumen to promote universal peace and harmony.

5. What does Genly do during his time in Otherhord, while he is waiting to be taken to the Foretellers?
(a) Genly works in the village's general store.
(b) Genly is apprenticed to the blacksmith.
(c) Genly tries to convince Otherhord to become part of the Ekumen.
(d) Genly assists in the communal work of field labor, gardening, woodcutting, and maintenance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Estraven find employment in his new home?

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

3. How long does Genly's journey to Rer, which is described in Chapter 5, take?

4. What themes are highlighted in the story told in Chapter 4?

5. What happens to Estraven when he tries to leave Kuseben by boat?

(see the answer key)

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