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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the length of the Gethenians' sexual cycle?
(a) It's impossible to tell. After all, they're androgynous.
(b) 21 to 22 days.
(c) 28 to 30 days.
(d) 26 to 28 days.

2. When baby Therem (also called Estraven) grows up, what happens to him?
(a) His kemmering sons attack and kill him after he is named heir of Estre.
(b) He gives birth to a child who will eventually become King Argaven I.
(c) He vows kemmering to Therem of Stok.
(d) His kemmering sons attack and wound him after he is named heir of Estre.

3. When a Gethenian becomes sexually active and finds a partner, what happens?
(a) Hormones kick in, and either male or female genitalia develop.
(b) Hormones kick in, and both male and female genitalia develop.
(c) Hormones kick in, and female genitalia develop.
(d) Hormones kick in, and male genitalia develop.

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

5. What, in the report documented in Chapter 7, does the Investigator say is an "appalling experience?"
(a) Watching a Gethenian give birth.
(b) Being judged as a Gethenian.
(c) Having sex with a Gethenian.
(d) Being judged as a human.

6. What happens to Lord Berosty after his kemmering's death?
(a) Lord Berosty grieves, but eventually finds another kemmering.
(b) He goes mad and hangs himself on the nineteenth day of the month of Thern.
(c) Lord Berosty is tried and executed for the kemmering's murder... on the nineteenth day of the month of Thern.
(d) Lord Berosty relocates permanently to the Thangering Fastness and becomes a monk.

7. Where does the story in Chapter 2 take place?
(a) Karhide.
(b) The Hearth of Shath.
(c) Orgoreyn.
(d) The Hearth of Orhoch.

8. Who is waiting for Estraven at the city gate when he arrives in Kuseben?
(a) Tibe.
(b) Ashe, his former kemmering.
(c) Genly Ai.
(d) His two sons.

9. Are there any long-term effects of Getheren's long exposure to the cold?
(a) No. He is dressed warmly enough to protect himself.
(b) No. Those inhabiting Karhide are not susceptible to the cold.
(c) Yes. He loses his right foot to frostbite.
(d) Yes. He loses his left hand to frostbite.

10. Why does Genly return to Erhenrang in Chapter 8 after spending his summer on the Eastern Coast?
(a) He wants to plead Estraven's case.
(b) He wants to be present for the birth of the King's child.
(c) He doesn't want to spend the winter in Old Karhide.
(d) He wants to warn the King about Tibe.

11. Do Gethenians become pregnant as males, or as females?
(a) Females.
(b) Males.
(c) Either gender can become pregnant.
(d) Gethenians don't experience pregnancy.

12. What is the name of Karhide's king?
(a) King Aragon.
(b) King Argaven XIV.
(c) King Argaven XV.
(d) King Arthur.

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

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

15. What does Odren tell Lord Berosty's kemmering?
(a) Odren tells the kemmering that Lord Berosty will live longer than the kemmering does.
(b) He tells the kemmering that he and Lord Berosty will die at the same time.
(c) He tells the kemmering that he made a mistake and that Lord Berosty won't be dying any time soon.
(d) He tells the kemmering that he will outlive Lord Berosty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the economic conditions of Getheren's homeland, before and after he takes back his name and shadow?

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

3. What do the Commensals want to do with the information Genly gives to them during lunch?

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

5. What is the period of time during which a Gethenian is sexually active called?

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