Ruthi, OF COURSE it is an intelligence test. It has been the job of the English Bagrut for years now to test geography, general knowledge and rate intelligence. The Ministry admits as much when they told me that if your students don't know so and so and if they can't understand this and that, then they shouldn't be graduating from high school and doing Bagrut. Hag Sameach. Nathan Singer ----------------------------------------------- ** The ETNI Rag ** http://www.etni.org/etnirag/ Much more than just a journal ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------