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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. Who is Mr. Prosser a descendant of?
(a) Alexander the Great
(b) Genghis Khan
(c) King Henry VIII
(d) Ivan the Terrible

2. What is written on the cover of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
(a) Don't Panic
(b) This End Up
(c) Front Cover
(d) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

3. What goes through the mind of the bowl of petunias?
(a) "Why me?"
(b) Nothing.
(c) "Oh no, not again."
(d) "How can this be happening?"

4. Which government owns the Starship Heart of Gold?
(a) The Sirius Cybernetics Empire
(b) The Galactic Hyperspace Federation
(c) No one owns it, it has been stolen.
(d) Omicron VI

5. How does Arthur save the ship?
(a) He kicks the computer, engaging its guidance systems.
(b) He maneuvers the ship so that the missiles collide with an asteroid.
(c) He never really figures out exactly how he did it.
(d) He turns on the Improbability Drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did scholars write about following the collapse?

2. What does Ford use to conceal the alien technology in his satchel?

3. Who was poor in the former Galactic Empire?

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

5. Why can Marvin not keep his mind off things?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the characters react to seeing the planet Magrathea? What do they think of its legend?

2. What is Marvin's problem?

3. How do the characters react to the surface of Magrathea?

4. What is the significance of the babel fish?

5. What does Ford fail to understand about humans?

6. What effect did Magrathea have on the former Galactic Empire?

7. What was life like in the former Galactic Empire?

8. Why does Trillian have trouble sleeping?

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

10. Why are towels so important?

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