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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 editor say is the first objection to the novel?
(a) That distance should be noted in the novel.
(b) That direction should be noted in the novel.
(c) That thickness should be noted in the novel.
(d) That weight should be noted in the novel.

2. How did the Legislature finally stop individuals from trying to find the source of light in Flatland?
(a) They told them the light was from God.
(b) They taxed them until they stopped asking questions.
(c) They prohibited the question entirely.
(d) They sent those who questioned to prison.

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

4. What shape are women?
(a) Straight lines
(b) Circles
(c) Equilateral triangles
(d) Squares

5. To what does the author compare Flatland?
(a) A book
(b) A piece of paper
(c) Sandpaper
(d) A globe

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was Flatland written?

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

4. What does the editor defend against at the end of the preface?

5. The first law for women is;

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