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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 Sarf?
(a) It is the name for the court of the king of Orgoreyn.
(b) It is the national church system.
(c) It is a secret police bureau that looks out for false registries, forgeries, and unauthorized travel.
(d) It is the nation's trash-removal service. "Sarf" means "trash."

2. What is the period of time during which a Gethenian is sexually inactive called?
(a) Kemmer.
(b) Frigidity.
(c) Somer.
(d) Menopause.

3. Where does the story in Chapter 2 take place?
(a) The Hearth of Orhoch.
(b) The Hearth of Shath.
(c) Karhide.
(d) Orgoreyn.

4. What happens to Genly's passport, once he enters Orgoreyn?
(a) He accidentally drops it into the river and loses it.
(b) It is taken from him, and he is put into jail.
(c) It is taken from him with promises it will be returned the following day.
(d) It is stamped and he is granted entry.

5. During his stay at the farm where Genly is being held, Estraven goes into a state of increased strength called:
(a) Starvation.
(b) Kemmer.
(c) Dothe.
(d) Insanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of Chapter 16, how many total miles since leaving their first camp have Estraven and Genly covered?

2. When Estraven leaves Mishnory under an assumed name and with forged papers, where does he wind up?

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

4. Two nights and one day after Estraven and Stokven become kemmers, Estraven is attacked by a party from Stok and presumed killed. Stokven tells his countrymen what to do with Estraven's body. Did they follow Stokven's orders?

5. Why is it so monumental that Estraven and Stokven swore kemmering to each other?

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