No.i.] PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY 283 



[ Form 2.] 

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DEVENS LITERACY TEST. 



Draw a line under the right answer. 



Do dogs bark? No. Yes. 



Is coal white? No. Yes. 



Can a dog run? No. Yes. 



Is water dry? No. Yes. 



Can you read? No. Yes. 



Do stones talk? No. Yes. 



Do books eat? No. Yes. 



Do cats go to school? No. Yes. 



Are six more than two? No. Yes. 



Is John a girl's name? No. Yes. 



Are there letters in a word? No. Yes. 



Is your nose on your face? No. Yes. 



Can you carry water in a sieve? No. Yes. 



Do soldiers wear uniforms? No. Yes. 



Does it rain every morning? No. Yes. 



Are newspapers made of iron? No. Yes. 



Are "forward " and "backward " directions? No. Yes 



Do many people attend motion-picture theatres? No. Yes. 



Do handkerchiefs frequently injure human beings? No. Yes. 



Do magazines contain advertisements? No. Yes. 



Are political questions often the subject of debates? No. Yes. 



Are empires inclosed in envelopes? No. Yes. 



Are members of the family usually regarded as guests? No. Yes. 



Is genuine happiness a priceless treasure? No. Yes. 



Do imbeciles usually hold responsible offices? No. Yes. 



May chimneys be snipped off with scissors? No. Yes. 



Is moderation a desirable virtue? No. Yes. 



Are apish manners desired by a hostess? No. Yes. 



Do conscientious brunettes exist? No. Yes. 



Do serpents make oblong echoes? No. Yes. 



Do voluntary enlistments increase the army? No. Yes. 



Is hypocrisy approved by honest men? No. Yes. 



Is virile behavior effeminate? No. Yes. 



Do alleged facts often require verification? No. Yes. 



Do pestilences ordinarily bestow great benefit? No. Yes. 



Are painters ever artless individuals? No. Yes. 



Do the defenders of citadels sometimes capitulate? No. Yes. 



Do physicians ameliorate pathological conditions? No. Yes. 



Is embezzlement a serious misdemeanor? No. Yes. 



Do vagrants commonly possess immaculate cravats? No. Yes. 



Are "loquacious" and "voluble" opposite in meaning? No. Yes. 



May heresies arise among the laity? No. Yes. 



Are piscatorial activities necessarily lucrative? No. Yes. 



Do tendrils terminate in cerebral hemorrhages? No. Yes. 



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