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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Of the Universal Color Bill.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do upper class women do that lower class women try to imitate?
(a) Move their heads with rhythm
(b) Sing with rhythm
(c) Move their backsides with rhythm
(d) Dance with rhythm

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

3. What object that helps sight in Spaceland does not exist in Flatland?
(a) Darkness
(b) Glasses
(c) Sun
(d) Eyes

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

5. From which direction does rain fall?
(a) South
(b) North
(c) Down
(d) Up

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the editor's defense of the second objection?

3. What does A. Square say about the aesthetic and artistic aspects of Flatland?

4. What is the editor's defense of the first objection?

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

(see the answer key)

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