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Question 1 of 6What is the commentary's main criticism? Question 2 of 6What does the commentator say employers ask graduates? Question 3 of 6What does the wordplay on "hung on the wall" in the opening suggest? Question 4 of 6What does "forgets in order to memorize for the next one" reveal about the system? Question 5 of 6What irony does the carpenter example highlight? Question 6 of 6What does the closing line imply? Vocabularyالشَّهَادَةdiploma, degree
الرُّوبgown
صَدْر الْبَيْتplace of honor in the house
يَجْتَازُpasses (an exam)
نَزْدَرِيwe despise
الْمِهْنَة الْيَدَوِيَّةmanual trade
نُقَدِّسُwe sanctify
اللَّقَبtitle
مَاهِرskilled
نَجَّارcarpenter
الْمُعْضِلَةdilemma
الْمُحْرِجembarrassing