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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Could the Foretellers answer the Lord of Shorth's question? What happened?
(a) No; they clubbed him to death to get out of answering it.
(b) No; they said no one could possibly know that answer.
(c) Yes; they knew the answer, but refused to give it to him.
(d) Yes; however, the answer was never recorded and is lost to history.

2. On what day of the month is Genly allowed to visit the Nine Foretellers and ask his question?
(a) Odstreth, the 19th.
(b) Odstreth, the 18th.
(c) Onnetherhad, the 18th.
(d) Onnetherhad, the 19th.

3. What does Lord Berosty's kemmering offer in return for being told how long Lord Berosty will live?
(a) He offers his first-born child.
(b) He offers his life.
(c) He offers three cows and a chicken.
(d) He offers his life's savings.

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

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

6. How long does a journey from Gethen to the Prime World, Hain, take?
(a) 67 years.
(b) 76 years.
(c) 670 years.
(d) 100 years.

7. The relationship between which two characters is introduced in Chapter 1?
(a) Genly Ai and King Argaven.
(b) Genly Ai and Estraven.
(c) King Argaven and Tibe.
(d) Estraven and Tibe.

8. What does Genly learn during his lunch with the local politicians?
(a) He learns that his life is in danger.
(b) He learns that Slose wants to make a religion out of him.
(c) He learns that the King's child was born that morning, but survived less than an hour.
(d) He learns what the Sarf is.

9. Which picture offends the king when Genly shows it to him?
(a) A picture of the supreme leader of the Ekumen.
(b) A picture of a fellow Gethenian.
(c) A picture of a male from Earth.
(d) A picture of a female from Cime.

10. Where does the second Estraven in Chapter 9 (Estraven II) wind up after his failed hunting trip?
(a) The home of Therem of Stok.
(b) Dying in the wilderness, with his body eaten by wild beasts.
(c) Back home in Estre.
(d) Falling into Icefoot Lake and drowning.

11. What are the two themes that are introduced in Chapter 1?
(a) Journey and discovery.
(b) Religion and spirituality.
(c) Betrayal and fear of the unknown.
(d) Love and betrayal.

12. What happens for the first time in Chapter 6?
(a) We see the chapter's events unfold through Genly Ai's eyes.
(b) We understand why Estraven was accused of treason.
(c) We see the chapter's events unfold through Estraven's eyes.
(d) We see the themes of love and betrayal introduced.

13. How does Genly finance the trip he takes in Chapter 5?
(a) He pays for it with cash.
(b) He sells one of his rubies.
(c) He charges it on his credit card.
(d) He sells two of his rubies.

14. 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) Berosty discovered his partner had broken kemmering.
(c) He didn't ask *when* Lord Berosty would die, but *how long* Lord Berosty would live.
(d) The kemmering didn't ask *how long* Lord Berosty would live, but instead *when* Lord Berosty would die.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After his return to Erhenrang, Genly sends Tibe a note. What is in this note?

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

3. Who is the Prime Minister in Chapter 1?

4. What does Odren tell Lord Berosty's kemmering?

5. What is the Sarf?

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