Alex Massie observes that the questions asked on le bac—basically France’s college admissions test—seem mighty ambitious. From the literature series (my translation):
— Does objectivity in history presuppose the impartiality of the historian?
— Does language betray though?
— Explicate an excerpt from Schopenhauer’s The World as Will and Representation
And from the science series:
— Are there questions that are un-answerable by science?
The correct answers are no, no, I don’t know anything about Schopenhauer, and yes. Apparently there’s also a question asking if it’s absurd to desire the impossible. I think it is.
Either way, I think it’s safe to say that Barack Obama’s nowhere near turning us into France.
Previous in TP Yglesias
By clicking and submitting a comment I acknowledge the ThinkProgress Privacy Policy and agree to the ThinkProgress Terms of Use. I understand that my comments are also being governed by Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, or Hotmail’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policies as applicable, which can be found here.