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

2. What happens to Getheren on the third morning after his departure from his homeland?
(a) He finds shelter in an abandoned hunting camp.
(b) His hands and feet are frostbitten.
(c) He is rescued and granted asylum by his rescuers.
(d) He commits suicide.

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

4. What is the climate on the planet Gethen, year-round?
(a) Warm and sunny.
(b) Cool and rainy.
(c) Cold and freezing.
(d) The planet experiences all four seasons.

5. What does Genly ask the Foretellers?
(a) Will Karhide be a member of the Ekumen of the Known Worlds within seven years?
(b) Will Gethen be a member of the Ekumen of the Known Worlds within seven years?
(c) Will Gethen become a member of the Ekumen of the Known Worlds within five years?
(d) Will Karhide be a member of the Ekumen of the Known Worlds within five years?

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Foretellers' answer to the question that Genly asks them?

2. What is the purpose of the parade upon which Chapter 1 opens?

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

4. Is Lord Berosty satisfied with the answer he receives? Why?

5. Why does Berosty kill his kemmering after his return from Thangering Fastness and Weaver Odren?

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