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I was watching ESPN, and apparently it's been uncovered a scandal in an undergraduate course ("Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball") that was taught by basketball coach Jim Harrick Jr. This course had one and only exam (the final), and contained some of the following questions:

1. How many points does a 3-point field goal account for in a basketball game?
2. How many halves are in a college basketball game?
3. In what league to the Georgia Bulldogs compete?
4. What is the name of the coliseum where the Georgia Bulldogs play?

Even better, there's a multiple choice question that's just outragious (keep in mind that Harrick Jr. ACTUALLY TAUGHT this course):

If you go on to become a huge coaching success, to whom will you tribute the credit?

a. Mike Krzyzewski
b. Bobby Knight
c. John Wooden
d. Jim Harrick Jr.

What's worse, is that there are suspicions that several students actually cheated during this course to get their passing grade. How bad is that to actually have to cheat to pass THIS COURSE?

Think you're as smart as a college athlete? Take the test yourself. Also, here's the link to ESPN that basically broke the story.