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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 is the significance of Arthur's feelings of paranoia?
(a) Probably none whatsoever
(b) It means that there is a fundamental type of evil existing in the universe.
(c) It comes from his psychic link to Zaphod Beeblebrox.
(d) It means that the universe has great plans for him.

2. What type of talk costs lives?
(a) Loose
(b) Silly
(c) Careless
(d) Casual

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

4. What happens to Arthur when he grabs the two ends of wire?
(a) A bird flies through him.
(b) Nothing
(c) He suddenly understands why he is so unhappy.
(d) He is electrocuted.

5. What do the mice agree should be the ultimate question?
(a) "What is the meaning of life?"
(b) "How many roads must a man walk down?"
(c) "Are we stronger than the elements?"
(d) "What comes first, the chicken or the egg?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject is Arthur reading about?

2. What did the most intelligent species on Earth do with their time?

3. What is the name of the supercomputer?

4. When catering to customers' tastes, what is Magrathea not?

5. What three phases does each civilization seem to pass through?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arthur cause with his idle remark?

2. How do Phouchg and Loonquawl react to Deep Thought's answer?

3. Why do you think the mice and the Magratheans are going to so much trouble to make the Earth seem like a real planet?

4. How does Slartibartfast make Arthur feel? How does he speak?

5. Describe the conversation that Arthur has with Marvin.

6. What do you think Deep Thought's answer means?

7. What is R used to measure?

8. How do the characters escape from the computer bay?

9. What species do you think is smarter than the dolphins? How do you know?

10. Why do the mice believe the Ultimate Question they made up will sound plausable to the general public?

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