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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Concerning the Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From which direction does rain fall?
(a) North
(b) Down
(c) Up
(d) South

3. What two body parts are the same on a woman?
(a) The eye and the mouth
(b) The mouth and the hand
(c) The nose and the mouth
(d) The eye and the hand

4. What shape of houses is not allowed?
(a) Triangle
(b) Circle
(c) Oval
(d) Pentagon

5. What is the Law of Compensation?
(a) The tendency for weaker shapes to be taller, and stronger shapes to be shorter.
(b) The tendency for stronger shapes to be less intelligent, and for weaker shapes to be more intelligent.
(c) The tendency for women to be weak but intelligent, and for men to be strong but less intelligent.
(d) The tendency for stronger shapes to be more intelligent, and for weaker shapes to be less intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what name was Flatland originally published?

2. The author notes these individuals have a similar experience in Spaceland that helps explain what things look like in Flatland.

3. What does the editor say is his first reason for writing the preface?

4. What do upper class women do that lower class women try to imitate?

5. What shape are the middle class members?

(see the answer key)

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