Rings Quiz or IQ test? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Evisse the Blue · 03-31-2004, 06:15 AM

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2) If some Bifurs are Bofurs and all Gloins are Bofurs, then some Bifurs are definitely Gloins.

I remember this one from an IQ test I took. Funny cause I never thought about the obvious significance of those names. I suppose that makes me stupid.

As for the last one - well, I bet that's really confusing and frustrating for those who know real Elvish!

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Well not only do we have bad translators but we have a planet of Elves who can't talk correctly.

Indeed.

Lhunardawen · 03-31-2004, 07:37 AM

Somehow it just came into my mind that if everyone around the world will be required to take such IQ tests, we Tolkien readersv would get low scores because we would think of how the words relate to the books rather than looking for the logic behind the questions!

Don't you think so?

Althern · 03-31-2004, 08:32 AM

IQ and other such tests use 'meaningful' labels to represent objects or parameters for just this reason, to penalise people for introducing information outside the scope of the problem. Whoever does this deserves whatever low score they get.

03-31-2004, 07:37 AM	#2
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Poor Tolkien readers... Somehow it just came into my mind that if everyone around the world will be required to take such IQ tests, we Tolkien readersv would get low scores because we would think of how the words relate to the books rather than looking for the logic behind the questions! Don't you think so?

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Althern Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: A twin city divided by a great river... must be Osgiliath Posts: 50	IQ and other such tests use 'meaningful' labels to represent objects or parameters for just this reason, to penalise people for introducing information outside the scope of the problem. Whoever does this deserves whatever low score they get.