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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 is the third unrecognized dimension in Flatland?
(a) Space
(b) Weight
(c) Time
(d) Height

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

3. What class does the Equilateral triangle represent?
(a) Tradesmen
(b) Worker
(c) Woman
(d) Priest

4. What does the author tell the reader to do to mimic Flatland?
(a) Place a penny on a table and look at it from above.
(b) Place a penny on a table and look at it at eye level.
(c) Place a penny on a table.
(d) Place a penny on a table and stand it on one end.

5. What happens to a line as it gets closer in Flatland?
(a) It gets smaller.
(b) It gets thicker.
(c) It gets thinner.
(d) It gets larger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are readers assumed to live?

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

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

4. What were Edwin Abbott's primary interests?

5. The second law for women is:

(see the answer key)

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