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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Of Our Methods of Recognizing One Another.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first means of recognition in Flatland?
(a) Hearing
(b) Sight
(c) Smell
(d) Touch

2. The second law for women is:
(a) They must never make a sound in public.
(b) They must speak when spoken to in public.
(c) They must never be in public.
(d) They must continuously make noise when in public.

3. Why is this shape of house not allowed?
(a) The sharp angle may hurt someone.
(b) The rain would not properly run off, causing death.
(c) There could be no door for women.
(d) The curved exterior would be difficult to discern.

4. What does the editor defend against at the end of the preface?
(a) The author's presentation of Triangles
(b) The author's presentation of Pentagons
(c) The author's presentation of Squares
(d) The author's presentation of Circles

5. What does the Equilateral triangle look like in Flatland?
(a) A single point
(b) A straight line
(c) An Equilateral triangle
(d) A curved line

Short Answer Questions

1. What does A. Square blame for the inhabitants' inability to discern North in the normal way?

2. What does the editor say is the first objection to the novel?

3. What power do women have in Flatland that makes them even more deadly?

4. What physical trait makes women in Flatland dangerous?

5. Why does the author call the land he writes about Flatland?

(see the answer key)

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