Final Exam

At a college World History course, the professor is administering the final exam to his 500 students, spread out across the large auditorium. He informs the class that they have exactly two hours to complete the exam. Any exams not turned in at the end of the two-hour period will result in an "F" for the course. He calmly announces when one hour has passed, when there are thirty minutes left, fifteen minutes, then five, then... "Time's Up!" Over half the class, still working, put down their pencils with a collective groan and turn in their exams. However, one student, way in the back, continues to write furiously. The prof notices him, and, shaking his head, sits down at his desk at the head of the class and waits. Over twenty minutes pass before the student finally stands up, gathers his notes, and heads down to turn in his exam. The professor looks up at the student, then glances at the 3-foot high stack of exams on the corner of the desk before saying, "I'm sorry, son, but you receive an "F" for the course." The young man looks at the professor, his mouth agape, and says, "But... but... why?" The professor, glancing at the large stack of papers again, says, "All the other students turned in their exams at the end of the proscribed period. Would it be fair to them if I allowed you to turn in your exam twenty-two minutes late?" The student raises himself up to his full height, taps his chest, and demands, "Do you know who I am?" The professor mentally recalls the few students he knew of the five hundred, and says, "Well, no I don't." "Terrific!" he says, jamming his exam into the middle of the stack of papers.

Rating

G

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