Clever Question

[kaaatie]

I found this question and I think it's really clever. (This is from a practice question for the Australian Teriary Admissions Test).



[Poll #1011321]


The finger-print is known around the world, and its suggestions and significance can be interpreted from a range of different cultural perspectives. The image plays the apparent anonymity of a faceless, nameless human figure against the unique personal identity embodied by the fingerprint. Identifying the correct response depends on the candidate's ability to perceive this paradox within the image and then work out its most likely meaning. Distractors A and B are wrong because neither captures this central feature of the image; in fact, the uniqueness of a fingerprint suggests rather the opposite of conformity or disguise. D is wrong because the relationship between uniqueness and anonymity is reversed; it is the uniqueness that is fundamental and real rather than the anonymity.

Comments

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

I agree that it's very cool, and you could analyse it a lot.

According to the test that I got it from, the correct answer is C. Here is the explanation:

The finger-print is known around the world, and its suggestions and significance can be interpreted from a range of different cultural perspectives. The image plays the apparent anonymity of a faceless, nameless human figure against the unique personal identity embodied by the fingerprint. Identifying the correct response depends on the candidate's ability to perceive this paradox within the image and then work out its most likely meaning. Distractors A and B are wrong because neither captures this central feature of the image; in fact, the uniqueness of a fingerprint suggests rather the opposite of conformity or disguise. D is wrong because the relationship between uniqueness and anonymity is reversed; it is the uniqueness that is fundamental and real rather than the anonymity.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Haha! See, it's all about inerpretation and so I don't really get these kinds of tests. If they asked you to explain your answer and were testing you on your logic, that's cool, but how can they assume that it would mean the same thing to everyone? I don't see a faceless stranger, but a suit and that is different to me. They should have left out the tie and made him all black if they wanted me to see a faceless stranger. *grins like more of a geek*