Question

Who was Elsa? What advise did she give Albert to get his diploma?

Answer 1

Elsa is Albert’s cousin. She normally lives in Berlin where her father has a business. She thinks that one can pass the examination simply by learning things by heart and repeating them in the exams. A student doesn’t have to understand what he is taught.

Answer 2

• Elsa was Albert's cousin.
• she used to live in Berlin along with Albert and his father.
• she used to believe that knowledge is just for getting marks to promote.
• she has a concept of not understanding but just learning and again repeating it in the exam hall is the basic aim of knowledge.
• she had no thirst of knowledge but was only restricted to the studies of her school.
• she advised the same thing to Albert to get his diploma.