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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old lady do with the food she's been cooking over a fire?
(a) She burns it up.
(b) She eats it all.
(c) She spreads it in her garden.
(d) She throws it away.

2. What are the men in the editor's office armed with when Ford returns?
(a) Rocket launchers.
(b) Flame throwers.
(c) Cattle prods.
(d) Grenades.

3. What is Ford's rule about drinking?
(a) He never buys his own drinks.
(b) He always buys a round for everyone.
(c) He always drinks more than his companion.
(d) He never drinks, except while he's working.

4. What happens as a result of this collision with the Earth?
(a) A rock in Middlesex falls down a hill.
(b) A stream in Wales is rerouted.
(c) A tree in Yorkshire grows at a slant.
(d) A plant in Essex grows an extra leaf.

5. What two directives does the computer understand from the corrupted original mission module?
(a) Seek and destroy.
(b) Seek out and stop.
(c) Land and monitor.
(d) Monitor and wait.

6. What human element do the aliens of Arthur's new planet not have?
(a) Desire.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Selfishness.

7. How do the executives for U.S./A.M. feel about a British accent on the show?
(a) Neither has an opinion about having a British accent.
(b) One is for a British accent and one is against it.
(c) Both want a British accent.
(d) Neither wants a British accent.

8. What does Eric promise Tricia he will take a look at?
(a) The gate to the garden.
(b) The lock on the shed.
(c) The trees by the driveway.
(d) The lawn mower.

9. What club did Tricia go to in New York that she wants to tell someone about?
(a) Beta.
(b) Alpha.
(c) Omega.
(d) Theta.

10. What causes the prophet to begin speaking in tongues?
(a) He hits his thumb with a hammer.
(b) He gets bitten by a dog.
(c) He gets stung by a bee.
(d) He gets struck by lightning.

11. What does Ford use to open the window?
(a) A credit card.
(b) A pen knife.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A towel.

12. What comment does Arthur make to the people of his new planet that they don't understand?
(a) Good evening.
(b) Thank you.
(c) Good luck.
(d) I'm sorry.

13. What does Ford do instinctively when he enters the virtual reality?
(a) He looks for a guide that will point him forward.
(b) He heads toward the most colorful element.
(c) He heads toward the most prominent landmark.
(d) He heads as far downward as possible.

14. How does Ford exit the editor's office?
(a) Through the floor.
(b) Through the door.
(c) Through the ceiling.
(d) Through the window.

15. Where do Tricia and Gail Andrews go to talk?
(a) Gail's car.
(b) A cafe down the street.
(c) Tricia's room.
(d) The hotel bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is it said that wisdom and truth are to be found?

2. What was the old decor of the Hitch Hiker's Guide offices like?

3. Whom does Eric blame for what Tricia finds on her lawn when she returns?

4. After what type of animal does Ford name the security robot?

5. What does the prophet play for Arthur to show what's happened to his profession?

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