Scoring for David Ricardo and Adam Smith Challenge Tests

2016 Scoring for David Ricardo and Adam Smith Challenge Tests in Round 1
Procedures: 3 tests – Micro, Macro, & International/Current Events

Micro & Macro – take tests individually - 30 multiple choice questions (15 micro and 15 macro - 40 minutes – score comprised of top 3 students’ scores)
International – take test as a team – 15 multiple choice questions – 20 minutes – team score x 3 to be weighed equally with micro/macro test
Scoring:

0 points – no answer or wrong answer

10 points – correct answer
[Different from previous years when there was a penalty for the wrong answer.]

Please stay seated for the entire testing period unless an emergency. Breaks will be provided.

The two highest scoring teams advance to the Quiz Bowl

3^rd and 4^th highest scoring teams will also be acknowledged.

Quiz Bowl Rules for Both Divisions

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  Any team member may buzz in at any time, but must answer based on the information you have heard to that point;
  

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  The person who buzzes in is the person who must answer
  

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  If you buzz in before the entire question has been read, you have 5 seconds to answer and cannot confer with your team mates
  

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  If you buzz in after the question is read, you may confer with your team mates and will have 15 seconds to respond.
  

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  If an incorrect answer is given, the opposing team has the opportunity to hear the entire question and then have 15 seconds to respond.
  

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  There are a maximum of 30 questions.
  

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  The first team to 16 points wins or the team with the highest score at the end of the 30 questions.
  

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