Not wishing to fan the flames of this constantly returning topic, I would add here that using a multiple choice test to gauge one's competency in many fields is a well established tradition in the United States. Right or wrong, millions of people every year agonize over such tests (SAT, GRE, LSAT), realizing that failure to achieve a given score will severely limit their opportunities. Is it a fair way to estimate a person's potential or intellectual abilities? I am not prepared to say, but apparently our society answers a collective "yes" or such tests would have become extinct long ago. Kim Allen Scott Montana State University, Bozeman A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>