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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Concerning Irregular Figures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shapes are included in the Priestly order?
(a) Squares
(b) Circles
(c) Straight lines
(d) Triangles

2. What shape are nobility members?
(a) Hexagons
(b) Circles
(c) Straight lines
(d) Squares

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the editor say is the first objection to the novel?

3. What happened to those who attempted to discover the source of light in Flatland?

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

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

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