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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Concerning Irregular Figures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work are irregular shapes allowed to have?
(a) Government positions
(b) Tradesmen
(c) Teachers
(d) Doctors

2. Why are there no windows in houses of Flatland?
(a) Because light is always present and constant.
(b) Because light comes only from inside houses.
(c) Because light doesn't exist inside.
(d) Because light comes from the South.

3. What power do women have in Flatland that makes them even more deadly?
(a) They can see further than any other form.
(b) They can move very quickly.
(c) They can make themselves invisible.
(d) They can change into other forms.

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

5. The author notes these individuals have a similar experience in Spaceland that helps explain what things look like in Flatland.
(a) Mechanics
(b) Sailors
(c) Writers
(d) Tight rope walkers

Short Answer Questions

1. What do inhabitants of Flatland see?

2. What shape are professional men?

3. In what year was Flatland written?

4. What shapes are included in the Priestly order?

5. On what does the civilization of Flatland depend?

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