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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 psychological stabilizer.
(b) It is a muscle relaxant.
(c) It is a memory disabler.
(d) The world is about to end, and Ford wants to remember the taste.

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

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

4. What ship rescues Ford and Arthur?
(a) The Starship Heart of Gold
(b) An interstellar freighter
(c) A passing Teaser
(d) The Space Trucker

5. Where does Arthur Dent work?
(a) In magazine advertising
(b) In local radio
(c) From home
(d) At a television station

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ford use to conceal the alien technology in his satchel?

2. What does Ford buy on his way out of the pub?

3. Why is Arthur Dent's house being demolished?

4. Who is Ford Prefect?

5. Why did Trillian pick up hitchhikers?

(see the answer key)

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