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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 do inhabitants of Flatland see?
(a) Circles
(b) Triangles and Squares
(c) Solids
(d) Straight lines

2. Who is the editor, in reality, who wrote the Preface?
(a) Paul Kennedy
(b) Edward Abbott
(c) A. Square
(d) Banesh Hoffman

3. What two body parts are the same on a woman?
(a) The eye and the hand
(b) The nose and the mouth
(c) The mouth and the hand
(d) The eye and the mouth

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

5. What does Hoffman say about the characters of Flatland?
(a) They are unbelievable.
(b) They are well rounded.
(c) They are unnecessary.
(d) They are not interesting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does A. Square blame for the inhabitants' inability to discern North in the normal way?

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

4. What was Edwin Abbott's occupation?

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

(see the answer key)

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