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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 theory had Einstein not yet developed by the time Flatland was published?
(a) The theory of relativity
(b) The theory of movement
(c) The theory of time and space
(d) The theory of the fourth dimension

2. How did the Legislature finally stop individuals from trying to find the source of light in Flatland?
(a) They sent those who questioned to prison.
(b) They prohibited the question entirely.
(c) They taxed them until they stopped asking questions.
(d) They told them the light was from God.

3. The author notes these individuals have a similar experience in Spaceland that helps explain what things look like in Flatland.
(a) Sailors
(b) Tight rope walkers
(c) Mechanics
(d) Writers

4. What class does the Equilateral triangle represent?
(a) Woman
(b) Tradesmen
(c) Priest
(d) Worker

5. Where are readers assumed to live?
(a) Spaceland
(b) Pointland
(c) Timeland
(d) Earthland

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the editor note that A. Square wishes the readers of Flatland would understand?

2. To what does the author compare Flatland?

3. Why are there no windows in houses of Flatland?

4. What does the editor defend against at the end of the preface?

5. Under what name was Flatland originally published?

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