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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 compare Flatland's third dimension to in Spaceland?
(a) The fifth dimension
(b) The second dimension
(c) The fourth dimension
(d) The first dimension

2. What is the editor's defense of the first objection?
(a) That since weight cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.
(b) That since thickness cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.
(c) That since direction cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.
(d) That since distance cannot be measured, it is not comprehended.

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

4. According to Hoffman, what is the goal of the novel?
(a) To prove the fourth dimension
(b) To entertain
(c) To instruct
(d) To waste time

5. Who is the editor, in reality, who wrote the Preface?
(a) Paul Kennedy
(b) Edward Abbott
(c) A. Square
(d) Banesh Hoffman

Short Answer Questions

1. What do inhabitants of Flatland see?

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

3. In what year was Flatland written?

4. Under what name was Flatland originally published?

5. Why is this shape of house not allowed?

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