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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. From which direction do women enter houses?
(a) None, as directions don't exist in Flatland
(b) East
(c) West
(d) South

2. 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

3. How many points are on a compass in Flatland?
(a) Five
(b) Two
(c) Four
(d) One

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

5. Under what name was Flatland originally published?
(a) B. Triangle
(b) John Smith
(c) A. Square
(d) Edwin Abbott

Short Answer Questions

1. The author notes these individuals have a similar experience in Spaceland that helps explain what things look like in Flatland.

2. To what does the author compare Flatland?

3. What do inhabitants of Flatland see?

4. What theory had Einstein not yet developed by the time Flatland was published?

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

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