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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Of Our Methods of Recognizing One Another.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the editor note that A. Square wishes the readers of Flatland would understand?
(a) Not all aspects of Pointland are meant to correspond to Flatland.
(b) Not all aspects of Flatland are meant to correspond to Spaceland.
(c) The book is to be taken literally at all times.
(d) The book is not supposed to correspond at all to reality.

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

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

4. What do upper class women do that lower class women try to imitate?
(a) Dance with rhythm
(b) Move their backsides with rhythm
(c) Move their heads with rhythm
(d) Sing with rhythm

5. Why is hearing only used on occasion as a recognition method?
(a) All classes sound the same.
(b) Lower classes cannot make sounds.
(c) Higher classes cannot speak.
(d) Lower classes can imitate higher classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the author compare Flatland?

2. What happens to a line as it gets further away in Flatland?

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

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

5. What happened to those who attempted to discover the source of light in Flatland?

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