Originally published in 1963 this remarkable book discusses the results of the âtests of cultureâ devised by the author two of which when published in The Times Educational Supplement evoked such wide interest that he was almost overwhelmed with unsolicited test scores and correspondence. The late Kenneth Richmond was well aware that any attempt to âmeasure cultureâ was open to ridicule. He makes it clear that he is concerned to measure it in its restricted sense of âacademic or minority cultureâ and he holds that there is a body of received opinion on the content of such culture which in the contemporary world is represented by two areas those of the scientists and of the literary intellectuals and that it is possible to pose questions that will test a personâs acquaintance with each. So the tests are no mere quizzes; the results from Universities Colleges the Services and Sixth Forms are often surprising sometimes disquieting in the light they throw on standards of general education at the time and on the âgreat divideâ between the scientist and the arts man. . Language: English