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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. How many sheep does Marvin count before going to sleep?
(a) Five hundred and eighty-six trillion
(b) Five hundred and a thousand zillion
(c) Five hundred and ninety-seven billion
(d) Five hundred and twenty-three million

2. When catering to customers' tastes, what is Magrathea not?
(a) Picky
(b) Slow
(c) Proud
(d) Judgemental

3. What reason does the old man give for the missiles that nearly destroyed the Heart of Gold?
(a) The old regime was a little paranoid.
(b) They needed to get rid of some missiles.
(c) The ship is stolen, and there is a bounty on it.
(d) The computers are bored.

4. What does the old man unsuccessfully try to do to Arthur?
(a) Escape from him
(b) Threaten him
(c) Sedate him
(d) Kill him

5. What is an important fact?
(a) A towel is the most important thing you can possess.
(b) Things are not always what they seem.
(c) You cannot trust anyone.
(d) Humans are not intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had mankind achieved?

2. What type of weapons are the cops using?

3. What does the aircar travel through to get to the surface of Magrathea?

4. What is Arthur reading?

5. What does the recording that Arthur sees have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What mental condition is Marvin suffering from? How does he display these symptoms?

4. What do the mice want from Arthur?

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

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

7. What is the story of Veet Voojagig?

8. What is R used to measure?

9. What is still unfinished about the New Earth?

10. Describe the conversation that Arthur has with Marvin.

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