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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the nineteenth day of the month known as?
(a) Charuthe.
(b) Osdreth.
(c) Thangering.
(d) The nineteenth day.

3. What is the Sarf?
(a) It is the national church system.
(b) It is the name for the court of the king of Orgoreyn.
(c) It is the nation's trash-removal service. "Sarf" means "trash."
(d) It is a secret police bureau that looks out for false registries, forgeries, and unauthorized travel.

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

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

6. What is the Gethenians' sexual orientation, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Homosexual.
(b) Asexual.
(c) Heterosexual.
(d) Androgynous.

7. Before he dies, what does Estraven II do?
(a) He ends the feud with Stok by giving half the disputed land to the Domain of Stok.
(b) He loses the feud with Stok, and Estre becoms part of the Domain of Stok.
(c) He wins the feud with Stok and claims the entire Domain for Estre.
(d) He wins the feud with Stok without any loss of land.

8. What does Lord Berosty do after receiving his Foretelling?
(a) He kills his kemmering.
(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 decides to live life to the fullest and starts living like a daredevil.

9. Why does Berosty kill his kemmering after his return from Thangering Fastness and Weaver Odren?
(a) Berosty didn't want his kemmering to approach Weaver Odren, and the kemmering had disobeyed his orders.
(b) He didn't ask *when* Lord Berosty would die, but *how long* Lord Berosty would live.
(c) Berosty discovered his partner had broken kemmering.
(d) The kemmering didn't ask *how long* Lord Berosty would live, but instead *when* Lord Berosty would die.

10. What does Genly carry in the case that he brings to his meeting with King Argaven?
(a) His ansible communicator and pictures.
(b) His ansible communicator.
(c) Money and gifts that were sent by the Ekumen to the king.
(d) Pictures.

11. It's been pointed out many times in "The Left Hand of Darkness," thus far, that the Gethenians are androgynous. What does "androgynous" mean?
(a) No apparent gender--can't tell whether the being is male or female.
(b) Female.
(c) Both genders.
(d) Male.

12. Is Lord Berosty satisfied with the answer he receives? Why?
(a) Yes. He knows that only three months of the year have nineteen days.
(b) Yes. Nineteen is his favorite number.
(c) No. He wants to know the month and year as well.
(d) No. He wants the answer to be a different day than the nineteenth.

13. Where does Genly live during the month of Kus?
(a) Erhenrang.
(b) Orgoreyn.
(c) Mishnory.
(d) Gorinhering.

14. After his return to Erhenrang, Genly sends Tibe a note. What is in this note?
(a) A request to reconsider the decree exiling Estraven.
(b) A request for an explanation of why Tibe is making so many radio addresses.
(c) A request to help Genly get permission to enter Orgoreyn.
(d) The question he had asked the Foretellers and the answer they gave him.

15. What is the name of the place where Estraven is granted asylum, to which he must travel?
(a) The Township of Mishnory.
(b) Therem Harth.
(c) Orgoreyn.
(d) South Mishnory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Genly Ai's mission?

2. What is the nature of the request made by Genly Ai in Chapter 6?

3. How long does Genly's journey to Rer, which is described in Chapter 5, take?

4. After leaving Kuseben, where does Estraven first land?

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

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