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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) Sight
(b) Hearing
(c) Touch
(d) Smell

2. What happens to a line as it gets closer in Flatland?
(a) It gets smaller.
(b) It gets thicker.
(c) It gets larger.
(d) It gets thinner.

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

4. What happens to a man who "runs against" a woman?
(a) He immediately kills her.
(b) He is put into prison.
(c) He falls in love instantly.
(d) He is killed immediately.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is this shape of house not allowed?

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

3. What is customary for women in upper class homes to do at all times?

4. What is the third unrecognized dimension in Flatland?

5. What is a man expected to do when meeting a woman on the street?

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