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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. The third law for women is:
(a) Any female who speaks out against a man is immediately killed.
(b) Any female found to be infertile is immediately killed.
(c) Any female with involuntary actions is to be immediately killed.
(d) Any female found in public is immediately killed.

2. Why does the author call the land he writes about Flatland?
(a) To make it easier to distinguish for readers
(b) Because it is flat
(c) To make it easier for him to write about
(d) Because that is what locals call it

3. What is the editor's defense of the first objection?
(a) That since distance cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.
(b) That since thickness cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.
(c) That since weight cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.
(d) That since direction cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.

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

5. What is the most common form of house construction in Flatland?
(a) Circle
(b) Square
(c) Triangle
(d) Pentagon

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are readers assumed to live?

2. How can inhabitants conceive of angles?

3. What does the Equilateral triangle look like in Flatland?

4. How many points are on a compass in Flatland?

5. What is the second means of recognition in Flatland?

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