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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. 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.

2. What does the Equilateral triangle look like in Flatland?
(a) A single point
(b) A straight line
(c) A curved line
(d) An Equilateral triangle

3. What can inhabitants of Flatland NOT do?
(a) Move sideways
(b) Move south
(c) Rise above or beneath the surface
(d) Move north

4. What happens to a line as it gets further away in Flatland?
(a) It gets smaller.
(b) It gets larger.
(c) It gets thinner.
(d) It gets thicker.

5. What does the editor say is his first reason for writing the preface?
(a) To thank readers and critics in Spaceland
(b) To introduce the novel
(c) To explain misconceptions
(d) To apologize for errors and misprints

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Flatland written?

2. What physical trait makes women in Flatland dangerous?

3. What shape are women?

4. What theory had Einstein not yet developed by the time Flatland was published?

5. How did the Legislature finally stop individuals from trying to find the source of light in Flatland?

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