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The following short quiz of 4 questions will test your
"professional" thinking ability.  Scroll down for each 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?












Did you say, "Open the refrigerator, put in the
elephant, and close the refrigerator?"
(Wrong Answer)

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 previous 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.  You just put him in there.  This tests
your memory.


Okay even if you did not answer the first three
questions correctly, you still have one more chance to
show your true abilities.



4.  There is a river you must cross but it is inhabited
by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. 
How do you manage it?















Correct Answer: You jump into the river and swim
across.  Have you not been listening?  All the crocodiles
are attending the Animal Meeting.  This tests whether
you learn quickly from your mistakes.



According to Anderson Consulting Worldwide, around 90%
of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong
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.