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

2. Why is this shape of house not allowed?
(a) The sharp angle may hurt someone.
(b) The curved exterior would be difficult to discern.
(c) There could be no door for women.
(d) The rain would not properly run off, causing death.

3. What shape of houses is not allowed?
(a) Circle
(b) Pentagon
(c) Triangle
(d) Oval

4. From which direction does rain fall?
(a) South
(b) North
(c) Up
(d) Down

5. What is the editor's defense of the second objection?
(a) That the author was writing as other historians have written.
(b) That the author was defending children through irony.
(c) That the author was writing his true opinion, and has a right to his opinion.
(d) That the author was pointing out the danger of religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the editor, in reality, who wrote the Preface?

2. To what does the author compare Flatland?

3. What class does the Equilateral triangle represent?

4. What does the author tell the reader to do to mimic Flatland?

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

(see the answer key)

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