From carasso@nunki.usc.edu Sat Dec 2 09:46:40 1989 From: carasso@nunki.usc.edu (e.e. carasso) Subject: "ARE YOU HIRING A ROBOT, A VULCAN, OR A HUMAN" QUIZ
Are You About to Employ a Robot?
This test was written by the Roger Carasso for the USC Psychology Department. It is intended to be used by companies that are recruiting on campus. With this test you can determine whether an applicant are interviewing is a Robot, a Vulcan/Math Major, or a Liberal Arts major.
Tear off here, and administer test below to students
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Answer Questions by circling the appropriate subjective choice.
1. If stranded on a deserted island, I would want _
0)Shakespeare 1>Math books 2]Fluid oil
2. If I could have any job, I would be a _
0)writer 1>professor 2]McDonald's employee
3. On weekends, I go to _
0)The beach 1>The library 2]goto 10
4. My favorite hobby is _
0)Poetry 1>Open math problems 2]memorizing
5. I have taken English classes. 0)Many 1>Enough to communicate 2]fori=1to++x10goto10 6. What is the quickest way to solve 2X+4=2? 0)Ask a Vulcan 1>In my head 2]Brute force with Cray 2 Supercomputer 7. What have you learned in school that you value the most? 0)Latin 1>Complex Analysis 2]How to operate my HP-28C 8. In between classes, I like to _ 0)Talk with my friends 1>Study proofs 2>Add numbers on my calculator 9. When I have a report due, I type it on_ 0)My manual typewriter 1>The school's word processor 2]My calculator and then upload it to a PC at 50 baud 10. Since coming to the University, I have gained many _ 0)Friends 1>Books 2]Calculator manuals 11. The best use of a computer is _ 0)As a door stop 1>For graphing functions 2]As friends 12. When I go to a restaurant, I usually get _ 0)A hamburger 1>A twinkie 2]Thrown out 13. What part of speech is "interface"? 0)A noun 1>A noun and a verb 2]Not enough data 14. What do you consider to be paradise? 0)Total happiness 1>Total knowledge 2]Two calculators 15. What type of music do you like? 0)Popular music 1>Classical music 2]Static noise 16. What is your favorite game? 0)Monopoly 1>Chess 2]Data entry races 17. My favorite Movie show is _ 0)Ruthless People 1>Star Trek II 2]Short Circuit 18. If I had to know an equation on a test, I would _ 0)Write it on my arm 1>Derive it during test 2]Memorize it with flash cards all day for weeks 19. The person I marry must have_ 0)Beauty 1>Intelligence 2]An RS232 serial port 20. What I fear the most is ___
0)Death 1>Emotions 2]Water
Results: Simply add up the values of all your answers and look at the following table.
00-14 Liberal Arts 15-20 Vulcan/Math Major 21-40 Robot!!!
– ROGER "LIPPERT" CARASSO FACTS: height: 6'4" weight:205lbs hair:brown,curly eyes:green birthday:may 6,67
left-handed. draws cartoons. works at an expert systems company M,W,F
and am getting a M.CS at USC by 12/90.