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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ford Prefect?
(a) All of the above
(b) A drunk
(c) A roving researcher for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(d) Arthur Dent's friend

2. What are serious problems throughout the galaxy?
(a) Cancer, and untied shoelaces
(b) Stress and nervous tension
(c) Rage and uncontrollable anger
(d) Unbridled enthusiasm for danger

3. How long can you survive in space with a lungful of air?
(a) As long as you can hold your breath
(b) Five seconds
(c) Thirty seconds
(d) A minute

4. Was does Zaphod search for on the sub-etha radio?
(a) A signal from the intergalactic fence who will help him sell the Heart of Gold
(b) News about himself
(c) The movements of the Vogon Constructor Fleet
(d) Some decent gunk music

5. What happens to Ford and Arthur?
(a) They are rescued.
(b) They find a way back into the ship.
(c) They die in deep space.
(d) They are sucked into the gravitational pull of a nearby planet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was poor in the former Galactic Empire?

2. What is a good source of Brownian motion?

3. What does Ford hum to the guard in an attempt to stir some feelings within him?

4. How does Vogon poetry rank in the universe?

5. What is written on the cover of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

(see the answer key)

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