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

2. To what does the author compare Flatland?
(a) A piece of paper
(b) A book
(c) A globe
(d) Sandpaper

3. What does the editor compare Flatland's third dimension to in Spaceland?
(a) The first dimension
(b) The fourth dimension
(c) The fifth dimension
(d) The second dimension

4. What was Edwin Abbott's occupation?
(a) Mathematician
(b) Headmaster
(c) Writer
(d) Plumber

5. From which direction do women enter houses?
(a) South
(b) West
(c) East
(d) None, as directions don't exist in Flatland

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What class does the Equilateral triangle represent?

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

5. Under what name was Flatland originally published?

(see the answer key)

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