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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hoffman say about the fourth dimension?
(a) It is unstable.
(b) It is spatial.
(c) It is temporal.
(d) It is stable.

2. What was Edwin Abbott's field of interest?
(a) Social Relations
(b) Classics
(c) Math
(d) Science

3. What is the third unrecognized dimension in Flatland?
(a) Height
(b) Space
(c) Time
(d) Weight

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

5. How many points are on a compass in Flatland?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Five
(d) Four

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Edwin Abbott's primary interests?

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

3. What does the editor compare Flatland's third dimension to in Spaceland?

4. What does the editor say is the second objection to the novel?

5. What does Hoffman say is the fourth dimension?

(see the answer key)

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