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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, How I Tried to Teach the Theory of Three Dimensions to My Grandson, and with What Success.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is deception not a problem in Lineland?
(a) The inhabitants cannot change their shape.
(b) The inhabitants cannot change their voice.
(c) The inhabitants cannot change their angles.
(d) The inhabitants cannot change their smell.

2. What does A. Square say about the aesthetic and artistic aspects of Flatland?
(a) They are dull.
(b) They are similar to that of Spaceland.
(c) They are similar to that of Pointland.
(d) They are vibrant and alive.

3. Why is hearing only used on occasion as a recognition method?
(a) Higher classes cannot speak.
(b) Lower classes can imitate higher classes.
(c) Lower classes cannot make sounds.
(d) All classes sound the same.

4. What does A. Square first notice about the stranger?
(a) His size and brightness change.
(b) He is a square.
(c) He is a criminal.
(d) His color changes.

5. In Spaceland, what is valued highest: intellect, emotion, money, or faith?
(a) Money
(b) Emotion
(c) Faith
(d) Intellect

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author tell the reader to do to mimic Flatland?

2. What is the first deed the stranger does to prove his point of third dimensions?

3. What shapes are included in the Priestly order?

4. Who is Pantocyclus?

5. Why are there no windows in houses of Flatland?

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