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Can you pass an 8th grade exam from 1912?

Started by Syt, March 02, 2015, 02:24:45 AM

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lustindarkness

#15
March 02, 2015, 10:44:14 AM
Failed it. TLDR. :(
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CountDeMoney

#16
March 02, 2015, 10:45:21 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 02, 2015, 10:40:20 AM
Question 7 in Government - did they make pupils memorize the EVs of each state? Wow.

Back in the day, good citizenship wasn't just an expectation, it was a requirement.  Things have been...watered down a bit since then.

crazy canuck

#17
March 02, 2015, 11:19:06 AM
It is interesting to note how peaceful the world would have seemed in 1912.  The war of 1812 has some prominence on the test although 100 years in the past (because of the 100 year anniversary?).  The Balkan wars are just getting started.

Razgovory

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March 02, 2015, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 02, 2015, 10:40:20 AM


Question 7 in Government - did they make pupils memorize the EVs of each state? Wow.

No, they phrased the question oddly.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

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Admiral Yi

#19
March 02, 2015, 11:41:43 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 02, 2015, 11:37:50 AM
No, they phrased the question oddly.

How did you interpret the question?

alfred russel

#20
March 02, 2015, 12:27:16 PM
Some of those questions are really easy. "Tell what you know of the gulf stream"--apparently you don't need to know anything in particular.

However, I wasn't aware private business aviation companies were forming by 1912. Perhaps conclusive evidence this is a forgery?
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Valmy

#21
March 02, 2015, 12:34:37 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 02, 2015, 07:59:41 AM
Who discovered the Pacific?  Some Chinese guy who looked out of his window.

Did they have a flag?  No flag no discovery.
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#22
March 02, 2015, 12:44:14 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 02, 2015, 10:34:21 AMThere are many questions that aren't rote memorization for instance "what are the causes of the war of 1812" or "why do we study physiology".
Those are actually bad examples, since those would be answered by rote memorization.
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Razgovory

#23
March 02, 2015, 12:57:16 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 02, 2015, 11:41:43 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 02, 2015, 11:37:50 AM
No, they phrased the question oddly.

How did you interpret the question?

"How are the electoral college votes distributed?"
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

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grumbler

#24
March 02, 2015, 12:57:21 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 02, 2015, 11:41:43 AM
How did you interpret the question?

The answer is presumably "one per senator plus one per representative."  It's not asking you to name all the states and the EV each has.
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grumbler

#25
March 02, 2015, 12:58:24 PM
Quote from: Neil on March 02, 2015, 12:44:14 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 02, 2015, 10:34:21 AMThere are many questions that aren't rote memorization for instance "what are the causes of the war of 1812" or "why do we study physiology".
Those are actually bad examples, since those would be answered by rote memorization.

Or by mind reading.  Yeah, this is an example of a badly-written test. 
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Razgovory

#26
March 02, 2015, 01:01:32 PM
Quote from: Valmy on March 02, 2015, 12:34:37 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 02, 2015, 07:59:41 AM
Who discovered the Pacific?  Some Chinese guy who looked out of his window.

Did they have a flag?  No flag no discovery.

I think China had a flag.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Razgovory

#27
March 02, 2015, 01:04:47 PM
I feel sorry for the kid who spelled "endeavor", correctly.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017
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