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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Question of Sex.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion are the Foretellers?
(a) Handdarata.
(b) Yomesh.
(c) Karhidish.
(d) Orgota.

2. What is the name of Lord Berosty's kemmering?
(a) Ashe.
(b) Estraven.
(c) Herbor of the Geganner clan.
(d) Geganner of the Herbor clan.

3. What is the period of time during which a Gethenian is sexually inactive called?
(a) Menopause.
(b) Kemmer.
(c) Somer.
(d) Frigidity.

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

5. What name does Estraven give to the doctor while he is in the hospital?
(a) Therem Ai.
(b) Therem Harth.
(c) Therem Estraven.
(d) Therem Ashe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Getheren that he is in danger of suicide?

2. How long does a journey from Gethen to the Prime World, Hain, take?

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

4. Who finds Getheren on the ninth day after he leaves his homeland?

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

(see the answer key)

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