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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Mad King.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The planet on which Genly Ai is stationed is called 'Gethen' by its inhabitants. What do humans know this planet as?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Formaldehyde 5.
(d) Earth.

2. Who tells Getheren that he is in danger of suicide?
(a) Hode, his brother and kemmering.
(b) Estraven.
(c) Genly Ai.
(d) The Lord of Shath.

3. Where does Genly think about going next, and where does he actually decide to go?
(a) The Gobrin Ice/the Pering Ice.
(b) The Fastnesses/Orgoreyn.
(c) The Pering Ice/the Gobrin Ice.
(d) Orgoreyn/the Fastnesses.

4. What is the gender of the inhabitants of Gethen?
(a) Entirely male.
(b) Male and female.
(c) Entirely female.
(d) Androgynous.

5. Who is the Prime Minister in Chapter 1?
(a) Pemmer Harge rem ir Tibe ('Tibe' for short) .
(b) Tony Blair.
(c) Genly Ai.
(d) Therem Harth rem ir Estraven (Estraven for short).

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Gethenians' mating cycle known as?

2. Where does the story in Chapter 2 take place?

3. What happens to Getheren on the third morning after his departure from his homeland?

4. This city is the capital of the nation of Karhide:

5. What is the primary conflict in Chapter 2 that sets its events in motion?

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