a test

two people, ursula and victor, take a test, which consists of twenty multiple choice questions with four possible answers each. they take the test in separate windowless rooms. there are no other persons in the rooms while they take the test. ursula and vistotr may not leave their respective rooms while they take the test and they are not allowed any devices by which they can communicate with each other, or with which they can look up the answers. in any case, there are no right answers prior to the test being taken. the "correct" answers are chosen randomly by the tester while ursula and victor are in the act of taking the test. what do you think are the odds of ursula and victor getting the same answers to each question? there are four possible answers to each of the twenty questions. a) 1 in 2 b) 1 in 4 c) 1 in 20 d)1 in 80 e) 1 in greater than 80 here is the test: 1. alice’s favorite color is a. red b. yellow c. blue d. green 2. bob’s favorite food is a. pizza b. cheeseburgers c. french fries d. chocolate cake 3. corinne describes herself as a. a feminist b. a socialist c. an artist d. a lost soul 4. dave works as a a, delivery person b. bartender c. consultant d. personal assistant 5. elaine wants to a. conquer the world b. be a good person c. live forever d. see justice done 6. frank’s most often used expression is: a. whatever b. i don’t think so c. yeah right d. if you say so 7. greta has a pet a. hamster b. cat c. turtle d. pig 8. hassan is filled with: a. rage b. regret c. sorrow d. anomie 9. irene is a. a good person b. a bad person c. a methodist d. a presbyterian 10. jack thinks he is a. the universe’s gift to women b. the worlds luckiest person c. the world’s unluckiest person d. unfairly treated by the world 11. karla is a. a nasty person b. a housewife c. no longer speaking to kenneth d. molly’s best friend 12. larry wants to a, save the world b. write a bestselling novel c. be everybody’s friend d. be the most famous person in the world 13. maureen likes to a. take a nap every afternoon b. tell lies about mike c. eat chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream d. wiggle her toes 14. nick a. is sorry he was ever born b. thinks people should be nicer c. does not like yogurt d. is a yankees fan 15. oriana a. reads romance novels b. likes to walk in the rain c. is allergic to cats d. refuses to eat mushrooms 16. pete a. takes a nap every afternoon b. thinks all politicians are liars c. does not believe in climate change d. has big ears 17. ms quigley teaches a, french b. english c, biology d. history 18. ralph is a. a great guy b. a jerk c. a psychopath d. a dreamer 19. susie is a. sensitive b. sweet c. charming d. boring 20. tony is a. ready but rough b. debonair c. his mother’s pride and joy d. just a guy