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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What play does an infinite number of monkeys write?
(a) Hamlet
(b) Much Ado about Nothing
(c) King Lear
(d) Hair

3. What is the result of the improbability sum?
(a) Infinity minus one
(b) Two to the power of two hundred and seventy-six thousand, seven hundred and nine to one against
(c) Ten trillion billion to one
(d) Infinity squared

4. What did Zaphod call himself when he was on Earth?
(a) Peter
(b) Phil
(c) Steve
(d) Ned

5. Why did Trillian pick up hitchhikers?
(a) Zaphod told her to.
(b) She was worried that they would die.
(c) She didn not; the ship picked them up all by itself.
(d) She thought they would be useful as hostages.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can you survive in space with a lungful of air?

2. Why does Ford order so much beer at lunchtime?

3. What fantastic new industry was created?

4. Who is Mr. Prosser a descendant of?

5. What does Ford start turning into?

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