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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, How I Vainly Tried to Explain the Nature of Flatland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second means of recognition in Flatland?
(a) Touch
(b) Hearing
(c) Sight
(d) Smell

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

3. What was one benefit to having color?
(a) A brighter home
(b) Being more attractive
(c) Immediate recognition
(d) More stable relationships

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From which direction does rain fall?

2. What does Hoffman say about the fourth dimension?

3. On what does the civilization of Flatland depend?

4. What method of recognition is considered illegal?

5. How many points are on a compass in Flatland?

(see the answer key)

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