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Women
Priests
Circles
Misc.
100
What 2-D shape are Women?
Straight lines
100
What is the Doctrine and theology that Abbott talks about? (2 answers)
Priests and Circles
100
According to chief circles, what determinds a figure's behavior?
Behavior stems solely from one's shape.
100
What is a doctrine, according to Flatland?
Something that is taught or a particular principle, position, or policy
200
What is the importance of a woman's pedigree to both the upper and lower classes?
Women are straight, and therefore visibly regular to speak. Their potential irregularities as regards possible offspring.
200
What is the shape of Priests?
A circle
200
What is the weak point in the system of Circles?
The relations with their Women. (Relationships)
200
What is the reason for the older generations to honor the younger generations?
To subordinate their own interests to those of posterity, thereby advancing the welfare of the whole state.
300
Due to women not being taught education, how is life more difficult for male Flatlanders?
The Males are bi-lingual/bi-mental, while women speak no meaning and don't understand men.
300
Always, Sometimes, or Never: Priests are a religious term in Flatland.
NEVER!!!
300
What is the doctrine of Circles?
"Attend to your Configuration"
300
What is the Irregularity of a Male?
A matter of measurement
400
What do women need in order to get married?
They need a certified pedigree
400
Name two occupations of Priests.
Administrators ( business, Art, Science), Directors (Trade, Commerse, Generalship, Architecture, Engineering, Education, Statesmanship, Legislature, Morality, and theology)
400
The Circles theory is that if you are born as an Isosceles Triangle with 2 uneven sides, they must go where?
The Isosceles Hospital
400
What did Pantocyclus attribute to? What did it cause?
Pantocyclus attributed to some deviation from Perfect Regularity, and caused some collision in the crowd.
500
What is the consequence for Women for being abundant in Emotion?
They are no longer taught to read, nor even to master Arithmetic enough.
500
What two parts of a priest (circle) is hidden? Hint: We use it in our current chapter
Perimeter and Circimference is hidden
500
Who do the highest Circles (Judges) blame? (2 answers)
They blame the Regular and Irregular Figures
500
What is the utmost importance of Society?
All Irregular births should be discouraged.