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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hoffman, what is the goal of the novel?
(a) To entertain
(b) To waste time
(c) To prove the fourth dimension
(d) To instruct

2. What method of recognition was no longer taught?
(a) Smell
(b) Hearing
(c) Touch
(d) Sight

3. What does the editor say is the second objection to the novel?
(a) That the author hates priests.
(b) That the author hates women.
(c) That the author hates men.
(d) That the author hates children.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does the civilization of Flatland depend?

2. What object that helps sight in Spaceland does not exist in Flatland?

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

4. What shape are soldiers?

5. The author notes these individuals have a similar experience in Spaceland that helps explain what things look like in Flatland.

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs in society as a result of the Color Revolt?

2. Summarize A. Square's explanation of Flatland.

3. What are some of the characteristics of women in Chapter 5?

4. How does A. Square explain the lack of ability to discern changes in retraction or projection in Chapter 1?

5. What occurred when individuals began to question where light came from?

6. What happens to aristocratic children who fail exams, and as a result, what does the State feel should happen?

7. Discuss at least two ways the inhabitants of Flatland attempt to alter natural evolution.

8. What happened when the Circles regained power following defeat of the color bill? Please be specific.

9. What caused women to turn against the color bill?

10. Explain the use of color in the military of Flatland.

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