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

2. What is the editor's defense of the first objection?
(a) That since weight cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.
(b) That since distance cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.
(c) That since direction cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.
(d) That since thickness cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.

3. What does the "pull" in Flatland represent in Spaceland?
(a) Magnetic force
(b) Wind
(c) Gravity
(d) Emotional patterns

4. What does the editor say is the second objection to the novel?
(a) That the author hates children.
(b) That the author hates women.
(c) That the author hates priests.
(d) That the author hates men.

5. In what year was Flatland written?
(a) 1844
(b) 1884
(c) 1964
(d) 1774

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a man expected to do when meeting a woman on the street?

2. What does the Equilateral triangle look like in Flatland?

3. What can inhabitants of Flatland NOT do?

4. What does Hoffman say about the characters of Flatland?

5. From which direction does rain fall?

(see the answer key)

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