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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Of the Universal Color Bill.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hoffman, what is the goal of the novel?
(a) To entertain
(b) To waste time
(c) To prove the fourth dimension
(d) To instruct

2. What happened to those who attempted to discover the source of light in Flatland?
(a) They were arrested.
(b) They died.
(c) They went insane.
(d) They were successful.

3. What is irregularity considered in Flatland?
(a) Immoral and criminal
(b) A way to achieve a higher class
(c) A rarity to be praised
(d) A character flaw

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

5. What does Hoffman say about the first three dimensions?
(a) They are temporal.
(b) They are spatial.
(c) They are stable.
(d) They are unstable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the editor say is his second reason for writing the preface?

2. What shapes are included in the Priestly order?

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

4. Why is this shape of house not allowed?

5. What does the editor say is the first objection to the novel?

(see the answer key)

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