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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 happens to Equilateral children of Isosceles Triangles?
(a) They are killed.
(b) They are cherished as the highest member of the Isosceles family.
(c) They are taken away and given to Equilateral parents.
(d) They are looked down upon.

2. What happens to leaders of rebellions of lower classes who are nearly regular shaped?
(a) They are allowed to live among the lower class to provide hope.
(b) They are placed into State Hospitals.
(c) They are killed.
(d) They are reshaped and adopted into higher classes.

3. The author notes these individuals have a similar experience in Spaceland that helps explain what things look like in Flatland.
(a) Sailors
(b) Mechanics
(c) Writers
(d) Tight rope walkers

4. Why does the author call the land he writes about Flatland?
(a) To make it easier for him to write about
(b) Because that is what locals call it
(c) Because it is flat
(d) To make it easier to distinguish for readers

5. Why are there no windows in houses of Flatland?
(a) Because light comes only from inside houses.
(b) Because light comes from the South.
(c) Because light is always present and constant.
(d) Because light doesn't exist inside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the priests discovered about increasing laws against women that force them to be confined at home?

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

3. What does the Equilateral triangle look like in Flatland?

4. What happens to a line as it gets closer in Flatland?

5. What do inhabitants of Flatland see?

(see the answer key)

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