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

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

3. What happened to those who attempted to discover the source of light in Flatland?
(a) They died.
(b) They were successful.
(c) They went insane.
(d) They were arrested.

4. What does the editor say is his first reason for writing the preface?
(a) To introduce the novel
(b) To apologize for errors and misprints
(c) To thank readers and critics in Spaceland
(d) To explain misconceptions

5. What is customary for women in upper class homes to do at all times?
(a) Never leave their apartments
(b) Face their husbands
(c) Never leave the house
(d) Never speak to their husbands

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the editor say is his second reason for writing the preface?

2. From which direction do women enter houses?

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

4. Where are readers assumed to live?

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

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