Left Hand of Darkness

Question 1

Ursula K. Le Guin

Answer 1

influenced by Taoist philosophy

Question 2

extrapolation

Answer 2

takes existing knowledge about the world and asks what if to create an imaginative world

Question 3

Kemmer

Answer 3

the unique sexual cycle on Gethen determined by hormonal secretion and social connection

Question 4

Binary

Answer 4

perversion

Question 5

Androgyny

Answer 5

normal

Question 6

Shifgrethor

Answer 6

a means of communication that is focused on saving face and prestige, it is a political doublespeak that functions in such a way to ambiguate rather than to clarify

Question 7

mindspeech

Answer 7

telepathic communication-one cannot lie while using mindspeech. Minspeech is opposite of shifgrethor

Question 8

Genly Ai

Answer 8

Ekumen

Question 9

Estraven

Answer 9

Gethen

Question 10

Gethen

Answer 10

Karhide and Orgoreyn

Question 11

Ekumen

Answer 11

a confederation of planets

Question 12

Handdara

Answer 12

the religion of Karhide (Taoism and Buddhism)

Question 13

Characteristics of Handdara

Answer 13

1) mystical 2) no creeds 3) Tao, Yin and Yang 4) Nusuth (doesn’t matter) Wu Wei (do without doing) Via Negativa (getting rid of the ego) 5) Dothe: supernatural strength through meditation

Question 14

Tormer’s Lay

Answer 14

creedal belief more concerned with wholeness

Question 15

Yomeshta

Answer 15

the religion of Orgoreyn (Abrahamic)

Question 16

Universal Values

Answer 16

1) Love 2) Unity 3) fidelity 4)loyalty

Question 17

common theme

Answer 17

we are all on some sort of hero’s journey and values are a key in that journey