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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 does the editor say is the second objection to the novel?
(a) That the author hates children.
(b) That the author hates men.
(c) That the author hates women.
(d) That the author hates priests.

2. Why are there no windows in houses of Flatland?
(a) Because light comes from the South.
(b) Because light is always present and constant.
(c) Because light comes only from inside houses.
(d) Because light doesn't exist inside.

3. What does the "pull" in Flatland represent in Spaceland?
(a) Magnetic force
(b) Emotional patterns
(c) Gravity
(d) Wind

4. What power do women have in Flatland that makes them even more deadly?
(a) They can see further than any other form.
(b) They can change into other forms.
(c) They can move very quickly.
(d) They can make themselves invisible.

5. How did the Legislature finally stop individuals from trying to find the source of light in Flatland?
(a) They sent those who questioned to prison.
(b) They told them the light was from God.
(c) They prohibited the question entirely.
(d) They taxed them until they stopped asking questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. The third law for women is:

2. What shape of houses is not allowed?

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

4. What physical trait makes women in Flatland dangerous?

5. What can men do when women are in their apartments?

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