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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of drive is the conventional engine of the Heart of Gold?
(a) Ion
(b) Plasma
(c) Anti-gravity
(d) Photon

2. Why is Arthur so excited to be on Magrathea?
(a) He has a great design for a planet that he wants to show the Magratheans.
(b) He has always believed the legend.
(c) He has never been to an alien planet before.
(d) The drink he got from the machine has made his brain a little strange.

3. What does Eddie say the characters' adventure will end in?
(a) Sadness
(b) Blood
(c) Tears
(d) Celebration

4. What is Marvin's nickname?
(a) The Paranoid Android
(b) The Complain-o-matic
(c) Depresso
(d) Marvy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship rescues Ford and Arthur?

2. Who is Ford Prefect?

3. Where have Zaphod and Arthur met before?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Ford and Arthur find themselves immediately after being rescued? What is happening, and why?

2. What is Marvin's problem?

3. What does Trillian say about her degree in math and astrophysics? What does she mean?

4. Why does the computer say that most people's lives are governed by telephone numbers?

5. How does Arthur try to save Ford and himself from the Vogon? What happens?

6. Why does Zaphod pretend to be stupid? What does Trillian think of this?

7. What does Ford fail to understand about humans?

8. What does the Nutri-Matic drink machine do?

9. Why are towels so important?

10. What is the problem with Zaphod's brain?

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