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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. What is the name of Karhide's king?
(a) King Aragon.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) King Argaven XV.
(d) King Argaven XIV.

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

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

4. What is the primary conflict in Chapter 2 that sets its events in motion?
(a) Two brothers are exiled.
(b) Two brothers are commanded to vow kemmering.
(c) Two hearths go to war against each other.
(d) Two brothers are commanded to break their kemmering vow.

5. What message does the king ask Genly to send to Hain using his communicator?
(a) Why did you send Genly here?
(b) What makes a man loyal?
(c) What makes a man a traitor?
(d) Why do you want my nation to join the Ekumen?

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What answer (in part) does the king receive?

4. In Chapter 1, who is Pemmer Harge rem ir Tibe ('Tibe' for short) described as?

5. What does Genly carry in the case that he brings to his meeting with King Argaven?

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