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		AnIdiotOnTheNet on Oct 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Willingness to look stupid From the wording, it sounds like he only answered the one question. Since he kept his work, all they know is that he answered at most[0] one question correctly. [0] It's possible he gave an answer that wasn't what they expected and it was "incorrect".

jmchuster on Oct 21, 2021 [–]

Then, at the risk of looking stupid, he could have first asked the administrator "Do you care at all about how many of the questions I answer?"

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