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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. To what does the author compare Flatland?
(a) A piece of paper
(b) Sandpaper
(c) A book
(d) A globe
2. What is the third unrecognized dimension in Flatland?
(a) Weight
(b) Space
(c) Time
(d) Height
3. What does the editor defend against at the end of the preface?
(a) The author's presentation of Squares
(b) The author's presentation of Triangles
(c) The author's presentation of Circles
(d) The author's presentation of Pentagons
4. What does Hoffman say is the fourth dimension?
(a) Space
(b) Sound
(c) Movement
(d) Time
5. According to Hoffman, what is the goal of the novel?
(a) To instruct
(b) To prove the fourth dimension
(c) To entertain
(d) To waste time
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the editor say is the second objection to the novel?
2. What theory had Einstein not yet developed by the time Flatland was published?
3. What does the Equilateral triangle look like in Flatland?
4. What does the editor say is his third reason for writing the preface?
5. What does the author tell the reader to do to mimic Flatland?
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