1. Gaius (Caligula) was the third Roman Emperor. True / False
2. A conjunction is a statement of equality. True / False
3. New Delhi is the capital of India. True / False
4. 54.9380 is the atomic weight of chromium (Cr). True / False
5. R. L. Dabney wrote The Mysterious Island. True / False
6. Matthew is the longest Gospel of the Bible. True / False
7. The Visigoths were the western Goths. True / False
8. Cambodia lies in Southwest Asia. True / False
9. Thunder comes from lightning's tremendous heat. True / False
10. 2(15 + 3) = 6(6) is a true equation. True / False
If you submit your answers, Derek will score them.
12 comments:
Well, Derek, apparently nobody out there is knowledgeable. Either that, or they're afraid to get their score.
Okay, I'll bite. I won't even succumb to the Siren-like temptation of Google.
1. False
2. False*
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. True*
7. False
8. False*
9. True*
10. True*
Wow, I had to guess on a lot of those. More than I should have, probably. Still, I feel very little shame; I can't be expected to remember everything I've ever learned, nor can I hope to remember the name of an author of a book I've never heard of (much less read).
In case you're wondering: the asterisk* is a reference point for me; those are the ones I'm fairly certain about
Martinez,
To begin with, your score was 5 (the highest anyone can get is 22). You got four right, which is how many two of my siblings answered correctly.
This test was almost geared for a teenager level, even though anybody (especially older ones) can take it.
Some of the questions were quite specific and the answers are easy to forget. That is why it is good to take these kind of tests once in a while and to keep this material fresh in one's mind.
-I, Derek
Martinez, you're a wonderful fellow to take Derek's test, never mind the score. :)
Forgot something. Thank you very much, Martinez, for not looking up the information. I'm sorry I forgot to mention that.
When Sharon put it on here, I was afraid some people might look up the information and then take the test.
Derek
Hmm. I suppose I can't take the test again, but I'll keep up my participation in another way:
Derek, I'm curious about the scoring of this exam. I may be an English major now, but even I can tell that 10 (the number of questions) does not divide evenly into 22 (the total number of points), nor does 4 (the number of questions I got right) go evenly into 5 (the number of points I scored). So, my two questions for you:
(1) How is the scoring broken down?
(2) Which four questions did I get right?
I will answer both of your questions, Martinez, but I do run the risk of leaking answers to those who have not taken the test:
(1) Each problem has a number of points that you receive when you answer that question correctly. The points, from the correctly answered questions, added together make the score you get. 22 is the highest score because it is the sum of all the questions' points.
(2) You answered correctly questions 2, 8, 9, and 10.
I assumed that "22 is the highest score because it is the sum of all the questions' points" (I'm not that bad at math!); I was actually looking for a specific point breakdown (that is, how many points is #1 worth, how many is #2 worth, etc.), but that was just me being curious (I have a thing for details).
And I apologize for not thinking about the risk associated with answering my second question: thank you for answering, but you might want to remove that comment now to keep anyone from taking advantage of my 5-point intelligence. :-p
Ooohh... Jason told me that anybody could get the answers to all of the questions. Oh well.... I may just have to make another quiz.
And if it does seem wierd, Martinez, that your score was 5 for four questions, its because you answered the lower scoring questions right and the higher scoring questions wrong. If someone only answered #1, #4, and #5 correctly, that person could receive half of the highest obtainable score.
-Derek
i submit for scoring. while google too tempted me, i even answered these in notepad so as not to see any comments and thus accidental help. i attempted to figure out which ones i answered correct or wrong based on Martinez.
w1. false
c2. false
w3. false
w4. umm. true
c5. umm. false
c6. false
w7. uhh. false
w8. true...what are we defining as Sw Asia?
w9. false
c10. true,
Mrs. Anna Scholl,
Your score was 7, out of 22. You answered 4 questions correctly. Because you answered a higher scoring question correctly, you got a higher score than Martinez for the same amount of correctly answered questions.
We are defining Sw Asia as the Middle East, because that's primarily what it is.
Also, I've noticed that all but one of the people (I'm pretty sure) that took the test, have answered two of the questions the same way. These are two of the highest scoring questions in the
test. For some reason they keep getting
them wrong.
-Derek
You guys are awfully good sports....
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