Entertaining tests for erudition. How to increase erudition, increase general erudition
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The modern world has long gone from narrow professionalism. To succeed, you need to know and be able to do more than hammer rivets. Although, if these rivets weigh more than half a kilo and are white-hot, and you need to catch them with a tin can on the frame of a skyscraper under construction ... Yes, then I agree: this skill is more than enough. Here, if you are interested, I have a LiveJournal about these skyscrapers.
But you and I are unlikely to be taken there, so let's return to our calm reality and pay attention to self-improvement.
For example, in the work of a copywriter, erudition is an essential component of the success of a good job. Sources are sources, but you also need to be able to pick them up. Otherwise, a copywriter will write in a note about oral hygiene the strengthening effect of concentrated citric acid on tooth enamel. But in fact, if citric acid does something with enamel, it only corrodes. And a link to some completely idiotic site will not save, since a copywriter should have at least a minimal idea of \u200b\u200bthe elementary effect of acids.
Here, in order not to write any nonsense, we need erudition, that is, a lot of various knowledge about everything in the world.
In addition, our intelligence needs constant development - so why not implement it in such a useful way for work?
Sources of knowledge
So, you have decided to develop your erudition. Where to begin?
I will immediately please you: you have already begun, without even suspecting it. The sources of knowledge are:
- educational institutions
- books
- movies
The development of erudition begins at school. Because if a copywriter studied well and knew school course chemistry, it undoubtedly represents how corrosive acids act on many substances, even on metals. What is there to say about teeth?
reading books
Read books are also an excellent base for erudition - well, of course, if these are not women's novels or detective stories by Dontsova. In the latter, by the way, there are definitely sound reflections, but it is difficult to draw useful information from them.
But the classic examples of fiction contain a lot of useful information, especially if the book describes the era contemporary to the author. By the way, a pretty good result for those who do not like educational books and magazines: both pleasure and benefit. Well, who would tell us so fascinatingly about various poisons, if not Arthur Conan Doyle through his character Sherlock Holmes? By the way, the author of this most famous detective of all time also possessed encyclopedic knowledge, which he shared with his readers.
Watching movies
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Those who disrespect fiction, as a source of knowledge, are right to some extent: the knowledge thus obtained is unsystematic and chaotic. You don’t know in advance what, besides your plot, the author decided to write about in his book. Therefore, a variety of encyclopedias, reference books and popular science books with magazines will make it possible to fill up knowledge faster and more accurately.
And they were written in great numbers. Some become outdated rather quickly, such as guides about individual industries industry. The ones that set out the basic things are only supplemented and refined over time. Over the past 20 years, an additional pair of hands has not grown in a person (although it would be nice), so information about human anatomy and physiology in the bulk will be correct.
The gears of the imagination with increasing erudition get bogged down in an excess of knowledge.
Colin Clark
By the way, having had the opportunity to read several volumes of an encyclopedia for children published in 1911, I was surprised to find there no glaring inconsistency with the knowledge that children are taught. lower grades in modern school. Described in a very simple and understandable way natural phenomena, climatic zones, animals and birds. But, probably, then these books were by no means intended for children of 6-7 years old.
Those who do not like to spend time reading can save it and watch movies and shows. Not Brazilian soap operas, of course. Although an inquisitive mind will be able to discover a lot of interesting things about the life and mentality of the inhabitants of distant Brazil, in fact. But it's still too much of a waste of time for such a meager amount of useful information. And knowing the history of exactly when Don Pedro fell in love with Donna Rosa is unlikely to help you in your work.
In fact, there are a lot of educational films too. Dozens of films about the human structure - by watching at least a part, you can become a real expert not only in anatomy and physiology, but also have an idea of the latest research in this area.
Why movies are good: visibility. They not only tell, but also show. And then they demonstrate in practice how it works. Geography, geology, city tours, separate pages of ancient and recent history- a lot of films for every taste. The films of the BBC studio alone can be watched for months.
Reading magazines
Do not forget about magazines: long gone are the days when a subscription to "Science and Life" was given only to the lucky ones, and it was impossible to get a binder for previous years even in the district library. Now magazines are available to everyone, various, on expensive paper, with colorful pictures.
Every supermarket has a shelf full of magazines. different topics. And the kiosks with periodicals are simply bursting with them. Special Series for Collectors: Dolls different eras, military aircraft, weapons, jewelry, the cuisine of the peoples of the world - the eyes just run up.
Walking on the Internet
And, of course, our favorite way to get information is the Internet. It contains almost all of the above. If you want books - please, literary sites in huge number. Want to read them without wasting time? No problem, you can buy or download audio books.
Do not want to watch movies on TV at an inconvenient time for you? Video sites and YouTube are at your service, where you can find everything and a little more. Virtual magazines for any month and year, which are no longer sold in paper form. Not to mention online encyclopedias, and not only about science and technology: now you can find a lot of different wikis about popular computer games, modern technologies and many other topics, the search engine will help you.
So, do not develop in such an abundance of information that is available in modern world, will not be only lazy. And since you and I are not like that, I will throw you short description interesting books in which you can find a lot of different useful and even unexpected information.
- John Mitchinson and John Lloyd The Book of General Fallacies.
Considers things that seem to be known to everyone. Some of them are myths, some are true. In this case, the authors explain why.
- Charles Fort "1001 forgotten miracle or the book of the damned.
On the example of the collected inexplicable facts shows how a person does not want to recognize the existence of these things. Well, at the same time a lot of things showing that our world is something more than we imagine.
- Edward de Bongo "Teach Yourself to Think: A Tutorial on the Development of Thinking".
An excellent book for self-development, if the information you read and see falls out of your memory, as if through a leaky sieve. By the way, does everyone know what a sieve is? Or already forgotten? Who doubts or knew, but forgot - this book is for you!
- Steven Juan "Oddities of Our Body"
Written very easy language, the book tells us about the processes that take place in our body. How we are born and die, when the disease is inevitable, and under what conditions it can be avoided, what needs to be done in order not to suffer from an accident, and a host of other interesting facts.
- Bill Bryson Short story everything in the world."
This book received an award for its contribution to the development of world science, although the author was just going to write simply and interestingly about quite difficult things. He succeeded, judging by the fact that in English-speaking countries this book has become a real bestseller.
Now you have something to do at your leisure. And I say goodbye to you. See you!
Look what he thinks Mrs. Russia 2012 about erudition.
The concept of erudition includes the depth and breadth of knowledge gained as a result of education. At the same time, education can take place in public institutions or in independent form. Distinctive feature erudition is the systematization and structuredness of this knowledge in the head of a person. This is the main difference between a true erudite and a person who is able to randomly and “pieces” snatch and assimilate different kind information, i.e. have superficial knowledge.
To determine whether you have true knowledge with the indicated characteristics, an erudition test will help. In addition to the test given in this article, you can use other online tests. Examples of scholars in history are such personalities as:
- Leonardo Da Vinci;
- Dmitry Mendeleev;
- Mikhail Lomonosov.
However, one should not confuse an erudite person with a person who has a broad outlook. The first representative includes both knowledge in various fields, and is a real specialist in his own professional field.
For example, if the average architect is a specialist who has studied architecture and knows how to build modern buildings, then an erudite architect has deep historical knowledge about the development of architecture in different countries. He also has knowledge of how a certain type of building design is related to geographic location and technical progress certain period. Therefore, it is in his competence to design and reproduce one of the historical buildings.
erudition test
To check your general erudition, an online test will help you, which can be taken for free on our portal. Questions can be answered online. From such an online test, it is unlikely that you will be able to find out whether you are a good specialist with deep knowledge in the professional field, but you can check how broad your horizons are with the help of the questions below.
Presentation on the topic: "Checking erudition"
Questions are selected from different fields of knowledge:
- What does the word classicism mean in Latin:
- right;
- harmonious;
- exemplary (correct).
- The phrase "architecture is frozen music" belongs to:
- Goethe;
- Schelling (correct answer);
- The smallest bird on earth is:
- martin;
- hummingbird (correct answer);
- tit.
- Light phenomena in physics studies:
- optics (correct answer);
- electricity;
- acoustics.
- Which river is the longest?
- Amazon;
- Volga;
- Neil (correct answer).
Presentation on the topic: "Coffee erudition test"
- Which of the famous writers said "born to crawl, cannot fly":
- Bulgakov;
- Gorky (correct answer);
- Mayakovsky.
- In chronological terms, the Middle Ages are:
- end of V - middle of XVI (correct answer);
- XVI - XVII;
- mid-XI - end of XV.
- Which soviet film received an Oscar:
- "Mom got married";
- “Moscow does not believe in tears” (correct answer);
- "Afonya".
- In which sea it is impossible to drown:
- in the Dead Sea (correct answer);
- in black;
- in red.
- The Western Empire went into decline due to:
- barbarian attacks;
- problems with maritime trade (correct answer);
- both reasons are correct.
As can be seen from the list of questions, they cover different areas and require knowledge. When passing online test, be honest with yourself - look for information only in your head, based on previously acquired knowledge. And even if the results of the test do not please you very much, this can become a motivation for gaining deeper knowledge.
1. How to translate the phrase: "Oh, goy thou, good fellow!"?
Answer: Be rich, good fellow.
2. What does the name Columbus mean in Spanish?
Answer: Dove.
3. What plant French translation fairy tales "A Thousand and One Nights" means "sesame"?
Answer: Sesame.
4. The only bird that has auricles.
Answer: Owl.
5. The ancient Romans wore a tunic. And what did they wear when the cold came?
Answer: Several tunics - one on top of the other.
6. Alexander III he liked to treat his generals with vodka, hidden from his wife in the wide tops of his boots.
What were the tops called in those days?
Answer: Freebie.
7. We mainly use only the beginning of this saying, and its end: "... just choked on his tail." Remember the beginning.
Answer: I ate the dog...
8. Barbarians were easily recognized by this garment.
Answer: Pants.
9. In Greek, indivisible is an atom. What is the Greek word for dividing into parts?
Answer: Anatomist
10. Say "Close your eyes" in Danish.
Answer: Ole Lukoye.
11. Why is a toilet called a toilet?
Answer: Serial production of toilet bowls was first undertaken at the beginning of the 20th century. Spanish firm Unity (in Spanish Unitas with emphasis on and).
12. What is the name of the Russian sister of the Japanese national doll?
Answer: Matryoshka.
13. Bed, faucet, knife and fork, handset. What does it all mean?
Answer: Road signs service.
14. What do the French call the first shot at a target?
Answer: Debut.
15. What was the name of the Russian woman who was the first to take off from the ground on an apparatus heavier than air?
Answer: Baba Yaga.
16. On board a salvaged 18th-century ship, a large wooden mallet was found in a doctor's belongings.
What is being used instead of it now?
Answer: Narcosis.
17. Julius Caesar ordered his soldiers to decorate their shields and weapons with jewels. What for?
Answer: To make it a pity for the soldiers to leave them during the retreat.
18. How would you say "shoes" in Tatar?
Answer: Shoe.
19. What do we used to call the Chinese apple?
Answer: orange. Apel is Dutch for apple, sing is Chinese.
Answer: Gorilla.
21. You are in a room 100% filled with methane gas. What happens if you light a match?
Answer: Nothing. There is no oxygen in the room.
More erudition questions:
- She is the nickname of the leader of the peasant uprising in Western Ukraine in 1490-92.
- People spend a lot of energy to fight it.
- It can be room, meat and market.
- She played an important role in genetics.
- Some like to turn her into a mammal of the proboscis family.
- He is young, then old, then young again.
- Since 1991 he has been the Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
- It can be synodic or draconian.
- Some songs and poems incorrectly claim its ability to emit electromagnetic waves.
- There are 235 of them in the metonic cycle.
- It can consist of 28, 29, 30 or 31 identical parts.
- There is a horse in this.
- It is mentioned in the Old Testament.
- He was recommended to be added to the salad by the heroine of Svetlana Nemolyaeva in the film Office Romance.
- It falls close.
- It contributed to the discovery of an important law.
- There is such a faction.
- We know about her culinary abilities from early childhood.
- She is a painter, a student of Venetsianov.
- Herzen accused her of committing a criminal offense.
- She is an old Russian women's headdress.
- So called in Russia a multi-barreled gun of the sixteenth century.
- Its name has more than twenty identical letters.
Do we need erudition? Around the answer to this question, disputes and discussions do not subside today.
One side of the participants is sure that erudition is something like an eccentric hobby, which can be conditionally called “I want to know everything!”. Those who have fallen into the arms of this hobby strive to constantly expand the horizons of their knowledge and, like true bibliophages, indiscriminately “devour” all the books that come to their hand. Someone collects badges or stamps, while erudite hunt for new knowledge and are endlessly looking for new ways to increase erudition.
So, the answer of the first group to the question of whether erudition is needed is rather negative. They consider erudite people to be just carriers of surplus knowledge, and not at all smart people capable of generating new things, doing scientific discoveries and provide technological breakthroughs.
The second group responds to their opponents famous phrase « If you don't like education, then try ignorance!". And they give a lot of examples when ignorance really costs prohibitively:
- a doctor who failed to make the necessary diagnosis in a timely manner,
- a history or literature teacher whose knowledge is limited to a school textbook,
- a lawyer with little knowledge of the law,
- psychologist making diagnoses “over the phone”…
Behind each such case is often not only a lack of professionalism, but also a low level of general education, leading to an inability to critically assess the situation and select adequate tools for analysis and correction.
Actually, erudition in the original sense of the word meant " beyond ignorance or rudeness» (ex-ruide). In other words, the possession of such a breadth of knowledge that does not allow primitive and naive explanations of the structure of the world. So, it contributes to the development of a special mindset!
An erudite has a critical view of the world
Increasing erudition leads to the expansion of knowledge in a variety of areas and scientific disciplines, which in itself is already useful for any person focused on mental development and personal growth. But there is another unique consequence of developed erudition: the collection of knowledge from different sources allows them to be compared with each other, compared and critically evaluated.
Today, such a critical view of the world is more useful than ever. The flurry of information that falls upon us every day gradually makes us indulgent to its deceit. We do not have time to check it and "swallow", suppressing doubts about its reliability.
Erudite individuals evaluate information quite differently. For example, comparing how the same fact is described (for example, historical event) in different sources, they easily detect inconsistencies and contradictions. So their "excessive" knowledge of history helps them to discard in a timely manner the information that is written with insufficient scientific conscientiousness.
Scholars look at the elephant from different angles
AT scientific center Bonn, inside the park zone, there is a sculpture symbolizing scientific objectivity - an elephant, which is felt from different sides by 4 blind men. One touches the elephant's leg, the second touches the trunk, the third touches the tail, and the fourth runs his hand over the elephant's body. This sculpture is an illustration of the famous parable about the argument of four blind men about what an elephant looks like, where each of them repeated about what he touched:
« The elephant is a wide pole!»
"FROM lon is a thick flexible hose!»
« The elephant is a little rope!»
« The elephant is a rough wall!»
And only if you put all four images together, you can understand what an elephant is. And it is the erudites who do it better than others.
Or another example. How do you answer the question about consciousness. If you do not use this term as a professional, then most likely you will simply say that this is a difference between a person and an animal. You may be using words like " thinking», « understanding" and " awareness”, as close in meaning or even synonyms.
But professionals will answer the same question in different ways. The philosopher will note that consciousness can be public and private. The doctor will say that you can lose consciousness or be in an unconscious state. The lawyer will point out that it is important to consider whether the suspect has reached the age of consciousness. The psychologist will connect the conscious and the unconscious.
An erudite, as a rule, is able to consider the category of consciousness from all these points of view..
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How to increase general erudition
So, if you set yourself such a goal, then take into account the following recommendations.
Learn and learn new words
At school and college, you almost every day learned new terms, got acquainted with scientific concepts and categories, considered them in the context of a particular theory or technology. Along with the end of the training, the flow of new word-symbols into your consciousness also stopped. You stay in the same semiotic space all the time, not giving your brain a reason to form new neural connections, and therefore to develop your intellect.
By themselves, learned new words do not automatically make a person an erudite, but after all, a whole chain of their family ties stretches behind the new concept. These connections restructure your ideas about the world. The more such connections, the more actively the cognitive simplicity of thinking is replaced by cognitive complexity.
What specific actions are behind this advice:
- Set yourself the task of learning and memorizing 3 new words every week.. And not just memorize, but use them in your oral and written speech.
- Look for and assimilate words that in different fields of knowledge mean different actions such as building renovation and event renovation. When you come across an unfamiliar word, take your time to look up its meaning in the dictionary. First, try to understand for yourself what it means, and only then check the correctness of your reasoning or guesses.
- Read technical and scientific literature and strive not only to understand what this or that new term means, but also what other concepts and categories it is associated with.
Expand your thesaurus
Thesaurus is your individual vocabulary . It can be increased through the practice of using synonyms in your speech. Synonyms are called words that are different in sound, but the same in meaning (examples: discover and find, explore and study). Using synonyms, you can diversify your speech.
In addition, synonyms often mean the same thing only for an unprepared person, and an erudite will easily explain the difference to you, for example, between:
- rock and mountain
- typhoon and tsunami
- meaning and meaning.
Read analytical articles and critical reviews
Such a reading will allow you to compare your idea of an issue with the comments of competent specialists.
As a result, you will get three points of view:
- stated in the original
- an expert in this field,
- your own.
Critical reviews are especially useful, which will help you see the vulnerabilities in the logic of the author of the analyzed work, and compare the two points of view yourself. Such an activity turns reading from passive consumption of information into mental work, which is called comparative analysis.
Visit special sites to increase erudition
Of course we are talking about sites designed for the pros. There you will not only be able to expand your knowledge, but also train in order to develop the intellectual skills of an erudite:
- building an objective picture of the world,
- critical thinking,
- comparative analysis.
Write more than ordinary people
Start writing lyrics certain topic. But not everyday or popular, but scientific or philosophical and artistic. Written speech allows you to structure thoughts, puts them in a certain logic.
The written text is a reflection of your consciousness, so it will be easier for you to determine what you are strong enough and well versed in, and what is still your area of proximal development.
Read as much as possible!
And let it be not just books with entertaining stories. Read descriptions of scientific experiments, philosophical reasoning, serious fiction.
No matter how various merry fellows tease erudite people, and no matter how snobs speak of them with disdain, erudite people always remain in demand both in a working environment and at moments of rest.
No wonder one of critical roles in the management team or project team is called "expert" - a carrier of versatile knowledge, well-versed in a variety of areas and therefore able to suggest exactly where to look for answers to difficult questions that get in the way of the team goal.