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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Concerning Irregular Figures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because of their education, what method of recognition is considered a serious offense?
(a) Feeling
(b) Smell
(c) Sight
(d) Hearing

2. What happens to the trade man in the author's example of problems with irregular shapes?
(a) He is stuck in a doorway.
(b) He is put into prison.
(c) He is unable to move.
(d) He is killed.

3. Under what name was Flatland originally published?
(a) John Smith
(b) B. Triangle
(c) A. Square
(d) Edwin Abbott

4. Why is this shape of house not allowed?
(a) The rain would not properly run off, causing death.
(b) There could be no door for women.
(c) The sharp angle may hurt someone.
(d) The curved exterior would be difficult to discern.

5. What object that helps sight in Spaceland does not exist in Flatland?
(a) Eyes
(b) Glasses
(c) Darkness
(d) Sun

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Edwin Abbott's occupation?

2. What class does the Equilateral triangle represent?

3. What does the author tell the reader to do to mimic Flatland?

4. What shape are nobility members?

5. What classes are able to use this method?

(see the answer key)

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