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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. In the beginning, how were the hills and valleys made?
(a) Excrement was pulled out of the ground.
(b) As the ice melted, its movement formed hills and valleys.
(c) Excrement was removed from the sleepers.
(d) Excrement was pulled out of the sun.

2. What is the bridge on the river Ey?
(a) The border between Gorinhering and Erhenrang.
(b) The border between Karhide and Orgoreyn.
(c) The border between Orgoreyn and Mishnory.
(d) A movie about POWs during the Second World War.

3. Who finds Getheren on the ninth day after he leaves his homeland?
(a) No one; he dies of exposure as a result.
(b) The people of Orhoch Hearth.
(c) Hode.
(d) The posse sent by the Lord of Hearth.

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

5. Around the time of the earthquake, what does Estraven notice that Genly is repressing himself from doing?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Urinating.
(d) Crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Gethenians' sexual orientation, according to Chapter 3?

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

3. Shortly after his arrival in Orgoreyn, Genly is invited to lunch with Commensals Obsle and Yegey. What information does Genly divulge to his hosts during this luncheon?

4. When Estraven finishes calculating the rations for their winter journey, what parameters does he establish?

5. When Getheren leaves Orhoch, what name does he travel under?

(see the answer key)

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