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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 is a man expected to do when meeting a woman on the street?
(a) Allow her to pass to the North.
(b) Allow her to pass to the West.
(c) Allow her to pass to the East.
(d) Allow her to pass to the South.

2. What is the third unrecognized dimension in Flatland?
(a) Space
(b) Time
(c) Height
(d) Weight

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

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

5. What does the editor say is the first objection to the novel?
(a) That direction should be noted in the novel.
(b) That weight should be noted in the novel.
(c) That thickness should be noted in the novel.
(d) That distance should be noted in the novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory had Einstein not yet developed by the time Flatland was published?

2. What object that helps sight in Spaceland does not exist in Flatland?

3. The author notes these individuals have a similar experience in Spaceland that helps explain what things look like in Flatland.

4. What is the editor's defense of the second objection?

5. What shape of houses is not allowed?

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