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

2. What is the proclamation made just before Genly is taken in to see the king?
(a) A bounty has been set on Genly's head.
(b) The king is terminally ill.
(c) Estraven is to be stripped of his titles and exiled for committing treason.
(d) Estraven is to be made second-in-command.

3. What unanswerable question did the Lord of Shorth, according to Goss, force the foretellers to answer?
(a) Why is the sky blue?
(b) What is the meaning of life?
(c) When will I die?
(d) What happens after death?

4. What does Lord Berosty do after receiving his Foretelling?
(a) He decides to live life to the fullest and starts living like a daredevil.
(b) He commits suicide immediately.
(c) He returns to one of his family domains and locks himself in the Hearth-Tower for ten months.
(d) He kills his kemmering.

5. How long does Genly's journey to Rer, which is described in Chapter 5, take?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Four years.
(d) Four days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the climate on the planet Gethen, year-round?

2. What is the name of Karhide's king?

3. What is the significance of the title of Chapter 4, "The Nineteenth Day?"

4. Which picture offends the king when Genly shows it to him?

5. The relationship between which two characters is introduced in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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