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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, How I Came to Spaceland and What I Saw There.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which direction do women enter houses?
(a) South
(b) East
(c) West
(d) None, as directions don't exist in Flatland

2. Who is the editor, in reality, who wrote the Preface?
(a) Banesh Hoffman
(b) A. Square
(c) Edward Abbott
(d) Paul Kennedy

3. Because of their education, what method of recognition is considered a serious offense?
(a) Hearing
(b) Smell
(c) Sight
(d) Feeling

4. What group showed the most amazing display of color?
(a) Intellectuals
(b) The Woman
(c) The Military
(d) Circles

5. What do all inhabitants of Lineland see?
(a) Nothing
(b) Lines and points
(c) Shapes
(d) A single point

Short Answer Questions

1. What bill sought to color women and circles the same?

2. What does the shape of women prevent?

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

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

5. What does the author tell the reader to do to mimic Flatland?

(see the answer key)

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