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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, How I Vainly Tried to Explain the Nature of Flatland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what name was Flatland originally published?
(a) A. Square
(b) Edwin Abbott
(c) B. Triangle
(d) John Smith

2. What do inhabitants of Flatland see?
(a) Solids
(b) Straight lines
(c) Triangles and Squares
(d) Circles

3. Who was the first person to invent color?
(a) Chromoto
(b) Chromatistes
(c) Chromaticon
(d) Chromatosis

4. What is the average perimeter of a circle?
(a) Five feet
(b) Two feet
(c) Three feet
(d) Twenty feet

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most common form of house construction in Flatland?

2. What have the priests discovered about increasing laws against women that force them to be confined at home?

3. Because of their education, what method of recognition is considered a serious offense?

4. What shape are professional men?

5. What shape of houses is not allowed?

(see the answer key)

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