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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 happened to those who attempted to discover the source of light in Flatland?
(a) They died.
(b) They were successful.
(c) They went insane.
(d) They were arrested.

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

3. 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.

4. What can inhabitants of Flatland NOT do?
(a) Move sideways
(b) Rise above or beneath the surface
(c) Move south
(d) Move north

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the "pull" in Flatland represent in Spaceland?

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

4. To what does the author compare Flatland?

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

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