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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Domestication of Hunch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the origin of the story told in Chapter 4?
(a) Orogeyn.
(b) East Karhide.
(c) West Karhide.
(d) Gethen.

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

3. In this story, what does the main character, Lord Berosty, do?
(a) Lord Berosty asks the Weaver Odren how many children he will have.
(b) Lord Berosty requests a Foretelling of the Weaver Odren as to what day he will die.
(c) Lord Berosty asks the Weaver Odren if he will ever get married.
(d) Lord Berosty requests a Foretelling of the Weaver Odren as to what day his kemmering will die.

4. Why does Chapter 5 say that Genly has come to Rer?
(a) He wants to live on a commune.
(b) He wishes to visit a nearby fastness and learn about what Foretellers do.
(c) He is discouraged after his failed meeting with the King and needs a break.
(d) He is looking for a job.

5. What is Genly Ai's mission?
(a) Genly's mission is to encourage Erhenrang to secede from Karhide.
(b) Genly's mission is to convince Gethen to leave the Ekumen of Known Worlds.
(c) Genly's mission is to negotiate an alliance between Gethen and the Ekumen of Known Worlds.
(d) Genly doesn't have a mission; he's just sightseeing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lord Berosty do after receiving his Foretelling?

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

3. What is the nineteenth day of the month known as?

4. What happens to Lord Berosty after his kemmering's death?

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

(see the answer key)

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