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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the dolphins when the Vogons arrived?
(a) No one is entirely sure.
(b) They left by their own means.
(c) They died along with the humans.
(d) They negotiated with the Vogons and were taken away.

2. Who was Yooden Vranx?
(a) All of the above
(b) The former Galactic President
(c) An Arcturian captain
(d) A real gas

3. What is the name of the supercomputer?
(a) The Milliard Gargantubrain
(b) Deep Thought
(c) The Googleplex Starthinker
(d) The Pondermatic

4. Why does the gunfire stop?
(a) The cops die.
(b) The cops decide to befriend the characters.
(c) The guns disappear into thin air.
(d) The cops run out of ammunition.

5. What type of weapons are the cops using?
(a) Nuclear missiles
(b) Flechette pistols
(c) Kill-O-Zap guns
(d) Space-Ray Guns

6. Who are furious about the Earth's destruction?
(a) The Galactic Government
(b) Mice
(c) Dentrassi
(d) Vogons

7. What does the Blagulon Kappa policecraft do after Marvin the robot talks to it?
(a) It catches fire.
(b) It attacks Marvin.
(c) It commits suicide.
(d) It sounds an alarm.

8. What is the favorite game of the pandimensional beings?
(a) Brockian Ultra Baseball
(b) Brockian Ultra Cricket
(c) Brockian Ultra Rugby
(d) Brockian Ultra Football

9. Where is the Heart of Gold traveling from?
(a) Jaglan Beta
(b) The Horsehead Nebula
(c) Eadra
(d) Hawalius

10. What will the new computer be called?
(a) The sun
(b) Mars
(c) Venus
(d) The Earth

11. What had mankind achieved?
(a) The wheel, wars, New York, and so on.
(b) Digital watches, fire, New Jersey, and so on.
(c) Science, math, art, and so on.
(d) The car, computers, England, and so on.

12. What will the New Earth not be?
(a) Paid for by mice
(b) The same
(c) Destroyed by Vogons
(d) Finished

13. What part of planet building does the old man enjoy the most?
(a) Coastlines
(b) Mountains
(c) Rivers
(d) Plains

14. What do the mice want?
(a) To ask Arthur what the ultimate question is
(b) Arthur's brain
(c) To hire Arthur as a consultant
(d) All of the characters dead

15. What was the final message from the dolphins?
(a) "Until we meet again."
(b) "See you later, thanks for coming."
(c) "We hope you enjoyed the show."
(d) "So long, and thanks for all the fish."

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Arthur experience the answer to the great question?

2. How do the the characters survive the onslaught of police gunfire?

3. What is still unfinished on the New Earth?

4. How many pages is this chapter?

5. What is the imaginary planet that Zaphod, Trillian, and Ford are on made of?

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