People are amazed by this Eton entry exam question which may speak volumes about Britain today
This ‘genuine Eton college entry exam question’ went viral after it was shared by Alan Ferrier on Twitter.
Eton has produced 20 British prime ministers, including the so-called current one, Boris Johnson. And it’s by answering this sort of question correctly, presumably, that they got there.
This is a genuine question from the 2011 Eton College entry examination, said @alanferrier on Twitter.
Just in case that’s tricky to read.
‘The year is 2040. There have been riots in the streets of London after Britain has run out of petrol because of an oil crisis in the Middle East. Protesters have attacked public buildings. Several policemen have died. Consequently, the Government has deployed the Army to curb the protests. After two days the protests have been stopped but 25 protesters have been killed by the Army. You are the Prime Minister. Write the script for a speech to be broadcast to the nation in which you explain why employing the Army against violent protesters was the only option available to you and one which was both necessary and moral.’
And here were just a few of the things people were saying about it.
Eton Arithmetic. You are given a bag of 25 sweets to share with four friends. Suggest three potential lies which would allow you to keep them all for yourself. Which lie would you choose and why?
— Sean T. Rassleagh (@rassleagh) September 1, 2019
I think the answer is to privatise the bag
— joey ayoub (@joeyayoub) September 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/youwouldknow/status/1168565074430218245
To show future PM credentials, the correct answer would be to not actually answer the question being asked.
— Colin Sturgeon (@colinsturge) September 1, 2019
If you want to distill everything that most depresses you about Britain this morning, this might be it https://t.co/uRS5SRFMyv
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) September 3, 2019
We liked this too.
Shouldn’t the question be “Write a speech explaining, why you the government,has failed to rid the country’s reliance on oil?”
— Mark Chivers (@MarkChivers99) September 3, 2019
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