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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, How I Came to Spaceland and What I Saw There.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does A. Square blame for the inhabitants' inability to discern North in the normal way?
(a) Lack of a sense of direction
(b) Lack of sight
(c) Lack of a sun
(d) Lack of compasses

2. What were Edwin Abbott's primary interests?
(a) Literature and physics
(b) Literature and theology
(c) Literature and social sciences
(d) Literature and mathematics

3. What is a circle in Flatland?
(a) A term for anyone higher than a triangle
(b) A term for anyone higher than a woman
(c) A polygon with many sides
(d) A true circle, with no sides

4. What object that helps sight in Spaceland does not exist in Flatland?
(a) Glasses
(b) Eyes
(c) Sun
(d) Darkness

5. The author notes these individuals have a similar experience in Spaceland that helps explain what things look like in Flatland.
(a) Writers
(b) Sailors
(c) Tight rope walkers
(d) Mechanics

Short Answer Questions

1. What can men do when women are in their apartments?

2. What was Edwin Abbott's occupation?

3. What do upper class women do that lower class women try to imitate?

4. What directions are A. Square unable to grasp?

5. How do families rise in standing?

(see the answer key)

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