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

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