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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Of Our Methods of Recognizing One Another.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What happened to those who attempted to discover the source of light in Flatland?
(a) They died.
(b) They were successful.
(c) They were arrested.
(d) They went insane.
2. What physical trait makes women in Flatland dangerous?
(a) They are very smart.
(b) They are pointed on both ends.
(c) They are very strong.
(d) They have three pointed sides.
3. What is a man expected to do when meeting a woman on the street?
(a) Allow her to pass to the South.
(b) Allow her to pass to the North.
(c) Allow her to pass to the West.
(d) Allow her to pass to the East.
4. How can inhabitants conceive of angles?
(a) They don't understand angles.
(b) They see them.
(c) They infer them.
(d) They understand the mathematics behind them.
5. What is the most common form of house construction in Flatland?
(a) Pentagon
(b) Triangle
(c) Circle
(d) Square
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the editor say is his second reason for writing the preface?
2. Why is this shape of house not allowed?
3. What happens to a man who "runs against" a woman?
4. What does A. Square blame for the inhabitants' inability to discern North in the normal way?
5. What can inhabitants of Flatland NOT do?
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