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

2. What shape are soldiers?
(a) Equilateral triangles
(b) Squares
(c) Straight lines
(d) Isosceles Triangles

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

4. What classes are able to use this method?
(a) Upper classes
(b) Only circles
(c) Lower classes
(d) All classes

5. What have the priests discovered about increasing laws against women that force them to be confined at home?
(a) Such actions result in higher birth rates.
(b) Such actions result in higher suicide rates.
(c) Such actions result in the death of more women.
(d) Such actions result in the death of more men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a man expected to do when meeting a woman on the street?

2. What is customary for women in upper class homes to do at all times?

3. What does the author tell the reader to do to mimic Flatland?

4. To what does the author compare Flatland?

5. What was Edwin Abbott's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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