>They seemed to have devised their tests and interviews according to a >profile of an ideal 2nd AD, and had all sorts of ways of determining >whether or not you fit the profile, and, accordingly, all sorts of >ways of eliminating candidates they deemed unfit. I vaguely recall >that one of the tests of honesty involved asking whether one's stool >was black and tarry. I don't remember the reasoning -- it involved >iron supplements -- but it made sense, even as it seemed invasive and >humiliating. >Blaine Allan ==================================== Re: black and tarry stool That is a question which, as I recall, appears on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), which is used to diagnose (or ferret out) various personality disorders. The answer to that question, correlated with a subset of other answers, can tell a psychologist a lot about your personality (your physical health, too--if the answer is yes, see a doctor). Someone with a key to the MMPI can tell if someone is trying to disguise a disorder because answers within one or more subsets will not be consistent. Some companies and other organizations pull out parts of the MMPI and administer them to employees or applicants. I don't know how legal it is to do this without the express consent of the individual being tested, but it wouldn't get you very far with the DGA to object. Just mark the no or never box and go on to the next question. Obviously, the ideal DGA trainee does not have this problem, although it's a stressful enough job that one might develop such a condition. Richard J. Leskosky Unit for Cinema Studies, UIUC office phone: (217) 244-2704 FAX: (217) 244-2223 e-mail: [log in to unmask]