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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, An Orgota Creation Myth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the length of the Gethenians' sexual cycle?
(a) 21 to 22 days.
(b) 28 to 30 days.
(c) 26 to 28 days.
(d) It's impossible to tell. After all, they're androgynous.

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

3. Why does Genly return to Erhenrang in Chapter 8 after spending his summer on the Eastern Coast?
(a) He doesn't want to spend the winter in Old Karhide.
(b) He wants to plead Estraven's case.
(c) He wants to be present for the birth of the King's child.
(d) He wants to warn the King about Tibe.

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

5. Who is the story in Chapter 9 about?
(a) Estraven, the former prime minster of Karhide who has been granted asylum in Mishnory.
(b) Estraven, an ancestor of the Estraven who was once Prime Minister of Karhide.
(c) Stokven, Therem of Stok.
(d) King Argaven's ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, after Estraven's successful pesthry hunt, does it become more difficult for him and Genly to travel for the next several days?

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

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

4. What message does the king ask Genly to send to Hain using his communicator?

5. What does Genly learn during his lunch with the local politicians?

(see the answer key)

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