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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 say is the first objection to the novel?
(a) That direction should be noted in the novel.
(b) That weight should be noted in the novel.
(c) That thickness should be noted in the novel.
(d) That distance should be noted in the novel.

2. How did the Legislature finally stop individuals from trying to find the source of light in Flatland?
(a) They prohibited the question entirely.
(b) They taxed them until they stopped asking questions.
(c) They sent those who questioned to prison.
(d) They told them the light was from God.

3. In what year was Flatland written?
(a) 1844
(b) 1774
(c) 1964
(d) 1884

4. Where are readers assumed to live?
(a) Spaceland
(b) Timeland
(c) Pointland
(d) Earthland

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a man expected to do when meeting a woman on the street?

2. What does the "pull" in Flatland represent in Spaceland?

3. Why does the author call the land he writes about Flatland?

4. What is the editor's defense of the first objection?

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

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