fw : let ' s see who is " professional " hadn ' t seen this before - thought it might be a good quiz for
meetings / trainings . - cara
> - - - - - original message - - - - -
> from : jaine e perlman [ smtp : jperlman @ eden . com ]
> sent : wednesday , april 13 , 1994 9 : 50 pm
> to : sharon perlman ; russ perlman ; dave j . perlman ; ed broderick ; caryn
> brenner ; cara white ; karen schwartz ; heidi schultz ; becca bruce ; sarah
> andre
> subject : fw : let ' s see who is " professional "
>
>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > subject : professionalism quiz
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > the following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells
> > > > whether you are truly a " professional " .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > scroll down for the answer .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > the questions are not that difficult .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 1 . how do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > the correct answer is : open the refrigerator , put in the
> > > giraffe
> > > and close the door . this question tests whether you tend to do simple
> > > things in an
> > > > > > > > overly complicated way .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2 how do you put an elephant into a refrigerator ?
> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > > wrong answer : open the refrigerator , put in the elephant
> and
> > > > close the refrigerator .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > correct answer : open the refrigerator , take out the
> giraffe ,
> > > put in the elephant and close the door . this tests your ability to
> think
> > > through the repercussions of your actions .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 3 . the lion king is hosting an animal conference , all the
> > > animals attend except one . which animal does not attend ?
> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > correct answer : the elephant . the elephant is in the
> > > > refrigerator .
> > > > > this tests your memory . ok , even if you did not answer the first
> three
> > > questions , correctly , you still have one more chance to show your
> > abilities .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 4 . there is a river you must cross . but it is inhabited by
> > > > > crocodiles . how do you manage it ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > correct answer : you swim across . all the crocodiles are
> > > attending the animal meeting ! this tests whether you learn quickly
> from
> > your
> > > mistakes . according to andersen consulting worldwide , around 90 % of
> the
> > > professionals they tested got all questions wrong . but many
> preschoolers
> > got
> > > several correct answers . anderson consulting says this conclusively
> > disproves
> > > the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old .
fw : let ' s see who is " professional "
hadn ' t seen this before - thought it might be a good quiz for
meetings / trainings . - cara
> - - - - - original message - - - - -
> from : jaine e perlman [ smtp : jperlman @ eden . com ]
> sent : wednesday , april 13 , 1994 9 : 50 pm
> to : sharon perlman ; russ perlman ; dave j . perlman ; ed broderick ; caryn
> brenner ; cara white ; karen schwartz ; heidi schultz ; becca bruce ; sarah
> andre
> subject : fw : let ' s see who is " professional "
>
>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > subject : professionalism quiz
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > the following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells
> > > > whether you are truly a " professional " .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > scroll down for the answer .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > the questions are not that difficult .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 1 . how do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > the correct answer is : open the refrigerator , put in the
> > > giraffe
> > > and close the door . this question tests whether you tend to do simple
> > > things in an
> > > > > > > > overly complicated way .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2 how do you put an elephant into a refrigerator ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > wrong answer : open the refrigerator , put in the elephant
> and
> > > > close the refrigerator .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > correct answer : open the refrigerator , take out the
> giraffe ,
> > > put in the elephant and close the door . this tests your ability to
> think
> > > through the repercussions of your actions .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 3 . the lion king is hosting an animal conference , all the
> > > animals attend except one . which animal does not attend ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > correct answer : the elephant . the elephant is in the
> > > > refrigerator .
> > > > > this tests your memory . ok , even if you did not answer the first
> three
> > > questions , correctly , you still have one more chance to show your
> > abilities .
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 4 . there is a river you must cross . but it is inhabited by
> > > > > crocodiles . how do you manage it ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > correct answer : you swim across . all the crocodiles are
> > > attending the animal meeting ! this tests whether you learn quickly
> from
> > your
> > > mistakes . according to andersen consulting worldwide , around 90 % of
> the
> > > professionals they tested got all questions wrong . but many
> preschoolers
> > got
> > > several correct answers . anderson consulting says this conclusively
> > disproves
> > > the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old .