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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Concerning the Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hoffman say about the characters of Flatland?
(a) They are unnecessary.
(b) They are well rounded.
(c) They are unbelievable.
(d) They are not interesting.

2. To what class does the Law of Nature not always apply?
(a) The Tradesmen
(b) The Professionals
(c) The Priests
(d) The Middle Class

3. What does the editor note that A. Square wishes the readers of Flatland would understand?
(a) Not all aspects of Pointland are meant to correspond to Flatland.
(b) The book is not supposed to correspond at all to reality.
(c) Not all aspects of Flatland are meant to correspond to Spaceland.
(d) The book is to be taken literally at all times.

4. What is the Law of Nature?
(a) The tendency for any shape out of the ordinary to be killed.
(b) The tendency for each generation to remain stable over time.
(c) The tendency for each generation to drop in standing.
(d) The tendency for each generation to rise in standing.

5. The first law for women is;
(a) They must enter houses on the North side.
(b) They must enter houses on the South side.
(c) They must enter houses on the East side.
(d) They must enter houses on the West side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hoffman say about the first three dimensions?

2. What does the Equilateral triangle look like in Flatland?

3. What were Edwin Abbott's primary interests?

4. What shape are professional men?

5. Who is the editor, in reality, who wrote the Preface?

(see the answer key)

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