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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ford order so much beer at lunchtime?
(a) It is a muscle relaxant.
(b) It is a memory disabler.
(c) It is a psychological stabilizer.
(d) The world is about to end, and Ford wants to remember the taste.

2. Which government owns the Starship Heart of Gold?
(a) No one owns it, it has been stolen.
(b) Omicron VI
(c) The Sirius Cybernetics Empire
(d) The Galactic Hyperspace Federation

3. What is the significance of the location where the Heart of Gold picked up Ford and Arthur?
(a) It was the location where the Heart of Gold originates from.
(b) It is the geographic center of the universe.
(c) It is the same sector where Zaphod picked up Trillian.
(d) There is a black hole there.

4. What does the babel fish allow Aurthur to do?
(a) See in the dark
(b) Have babel fish for lunch
(c) Sleep
(d) Understand alien languages

5. What does Zaphod Beeblebrox do to the Heart of Gold?
(a) Make a speech about it
(b) Steal it
(c) Christen it
(d) Destroy it

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship rescues Ford and Arthur?

2. Why is Marvin an ironic character?

3. Resistance is...

4. Who is Mr. Prosser a descendant of?

5. The typical Vogon is...

(see the answer key)

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