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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Concerning the Woman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to those who attempted to discover the source of light in Flatland?
(a) They were successful.
(b) They went insane.
(c) They were arrested.
(d) They died.

2. What power do women have in Flatland that makes them even more deadly?
(a) They can see further than any other form.
(b) They can change into other forms.
(c) They can make themselves invisible.
(d) They can move very quickly.

3. What does Hoffman say about the first three dimensions?
(a) They are stable.
(b) They are spatial.
(c) They are temporal.
(d) They are unstable.

4. What happens to a man who "runs against" a woman?
(a) He immediately kills her.
(b) He is killed immediately.
(c) He is put into prison.
(d) He falls in love instantly.

5. How do families rise in standing?
(a) Each generation is born with one new side.
(b) Each generation is born with one less side.
(c) Each generation is educated in a more superior manner.
(d) They do not; statuses are unchangeable in Flatland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Edwin Abbott's occupation?

2. Why is this shape of house not allowed?

3. In what year was Flatland written?

4. What physical trait makes women in Flatland dangerous?

5. What happens to Equilateral children of Isosceles Triangles?

(see the answer key)

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