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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 shape are the middle class members?
(a) Straight lines
(b) Isosceles triangles
(c) Equilateral triangles
(d) Squares

2. What does the Equilateral triangle look like in Flatland?
(a) An Equilateral triangle
(b) A straight line
(c) A single point
(d) A curved line

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

4. What object that helps sight in Spaceland does not exist in Flatland?
(a) Glasses
(b) Darkness
(c) Eyes
(d) Sun

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are readers assumed to live?

2. What does the editor say is his third reason for writing the preface?

3. What is the most common form of house construction in Flatland?

4. What physical trait makes women in Flatland dangerous?

5. What can inhabitants of Flatland NOT do?

(see the answer key)

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