The answer "No" is based on the fact that there are no questions in the test which is a flaw because "No" is in fact answer to the question: "any questions?" And that makes it ONE question. However, if the answer "yes" is also not correct as ultimately there ARE no questions in the test. This makes the whole test a paradox and the question cannot be answered correctly.
shareI think worrying about the answer is missing the point. It was to create a situation in which they could identify the candidate with the attributes required (in a rather unrealistic but dramatic way). The answer doesn't matter, the answer is irrelevant, they wanted someone with the characteristics the invigilator listed, and presumably someone smart enough to figure out what the question was.
shareThat's true, he says:
"We're giving the eight of you 80 minutes... 80 minutes for you to convince us you have what it takes to join us"
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OK, look people... He states "There is one question" and "only one answer is required." the question is "any questions " meaning (do you have) any questions. Yes or no is irrelevant. There can be an infinite amount of answers but only one is REQUIRED. There is no right answer, no wrong answer. The paper was purely a clue, (and a distraction.) The entire movie is about attention to detail! Most of you guys fail, lol :)
shareI agree with this. However, I don't think the paper was just a distraction.
I think the Question 1. on the paper was really an area for the test-takers to write their responses, and that the Chinese girl was kicked out because "I believe I deserve..." etc, is not really an answer to "Any questions?"
The answer could be anything, the point was that you couldn't give it to the person asking. It's just about finding the question and then patience.
We got the freakin moon. What are you gonna do without tides, Peru?
What would have happened if someone had answered his question when he asked it? This was before he started the timer and said 'Begin.' Couldn't they have understood him to mean that nobody could communicate with the guard once the test had begun?
shareI'm trying to remember, does he say they can't speak to him/the guard at anytime or once the clock starts?
I should rewatch this.
If they did answer at that time, then what's the point of the question at all?
We got the freakin moon. What are you gonna do without tides, Peru?
The answer "No" is correct because there are no questions on the test papers. The papers were not the test just a part of the test. The actual test was "Any questions?" which was purposely ambiguous but meant "Any questions on the test paper?"
In that case "Yes" is the wrong answer.
If you believe "Any questions?" is in and of itself the test than the test papers would have to be irrelevant, which in the movie they are not.
That's right. The answer is no.
"I'm entitled. Simple. End of.."
IMO vque is correct. He asked are there any questions, and the simple answer is, No, there aren't any question's on the piece of paper. The tiny piece of writing she found merely tells her the question is the first and only question he asked, hence Question 1. The 80 minutes was to assess their skills as people. Great film though, I really enjoyed it. I thought the guard was going to be the CEO.
shareBlakblu answered this correctly much earlier in this thread. The test paper was simply a ruse to see whether the candidates could focus their attention on what was being said to them instead of being distracted by other things. The invigilator said "There is one question before you and one answer is required." The question before them is not on the paper but it came out of the invigilator's mouth when he asked "Any questions?".
The invigilator did not mean whether there were any questions on the test paper. Clearly there were no questions on the papers. One paper had wording that simply stated "Question 1". However, the statement did not end with a question mark and therefore it was not a question but a phrase.
In order to answer correctly, the candidate could only answer after the 80 minutes were expired because to communicate with the testers before 80 minutes expired meant disqualification. A correct answer could be either "yes" or "no" depending on whether the candidate has questions or not.
The invigilator started his speech by saying "I am the invigilator. Listen carefully to every word I say. There will be no repetition." The major importance is in the words spoken by the invigilator and he said "There is one question before you..." "The test is simple..." Before starting the timer, he asked "Any questions?
If one of the candidates had asked a question before the invigilator started the timer, it would have been within the rules but there was to be no repetition. Thus, the invigilator might not have answered the question if it required him to repeat himself.
The film was thought provoking but silly at the same time. I believe there are better ways to measure a person's fitness for a high profile position. However, if anyone ever finds a way to regenerate human tissue, then that person could make his or her own rules.
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. - Proverbs 23:7
If you carefully watch the end of the movie, the invigilator was describing the quality the Blonde had which qualifies her for the job. The invigilator said "with attention to detail" and holds up the exam paper. This tell me the exam paper is relevant part of the exam.
shareClearly the answer was NO questions. Do you have any questions? No. The answer. No.
The increase in human knowledge is the cause of the decline of religions.
The sheet of paper was nothing more than a clue. When the Invigilator walked into the room at the end he asked, "Are there any questions?" The correct response is "no" because there ARE no questions on the sheet of paper. All it said was "Question 1."
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