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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) Magnetic force
(c) Gravity
(d) Emotional patterns

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

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

4. What is a man expected to do when meeting a woman on the street?
(a) Allow her to pass to the South.
(b) Allow her to pass to the North.
(c) Allow her to pass to the West.
(d) Allow her to pass to the East.

5. What does Hoffman say is the fourth dimension?
(a) Space
(b) Sound
(c) Movement
(d) Time

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the editor compare Flatland's third dimension to in Spaceland?

2. What happened to those who attempted to discover the source of light in Flatland?

3. What power do women have in Flatland that makes them even more deadly?

4. What shape are the middle class members?

5. What is the Law of Nature?

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