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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ford start turning into?
(a) An elderberry bush
(b) Arthur
(c) A madman with five heads
(d) A penguin

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

3. How long has Magrathea been dead for?
(a) Seven million years
(b) A billion and a half years
(c) Five million years
(d) Ten million years

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

5. What does Ford hum to the guard in an attempt to stir some feelings within him?
(a) The beginning of Auld Lang Syne
(b) An old Betelgeusian battle hymn
(c) A tuneless melody that popped into Ford's head
(d) The first bar of Beethoven's Fifth

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of the location where the Heart of Gold picked up Ford and Arthur?

2. What has Zaphod turned into an art form?

3. Was does Zaphod search for on the sub-etha radio?

4. What will die in the next chapter?

5. Who is Ford Prefect?

(see the answer key)

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