The bell rang, and the candidates entered.
Guided by the soldiers, the candidates soon arrived at the rooms corresponding to their assigned numbers. Everything proceeded in orderly fashion, as if they had rehearsed it beforehand.
After the series of events just now, most people had learned their lesson. Even those who had planned to cause trouble inside would now think twice and weigh the risks.
Those who had originally been used as pawns were already cursing under their breath. As soon as they got out, they would go straight to the secret police and report the whole thing.
In fact, quite a few of the people who had stirred up trouble earlier were actors Franz had hired. Otherwise, how could there have been so many idiots daring to make a scene in front of the Royal Guard?
They had served two purposes: drawing out potential enemies and issuing a warning. Franz had clearly achieved what he wanted with this farce, and the results were quite good.
"Place both hands on the Bible and the Imperial Code and swear that you will not cheat in the examination. Anyone who breaks this oath will be punished for both blasphemy and dereliction of duty."
"I swear in the name of Almighty God and the great Emperor of the Austrian Empire, Franz Joseph I, that I will do my utmost to complete the examination, and that I will not cheat or plagiarize."
The oath had been prepared in advance. Once it had been sworn, the examiners began handing out the papers.
The very first question stumped many candidates.
Identify the raw materials used to make white bread and dark bread from the pictures below.
This posed no problem for most people, but it was a disaster for a small number of the excessively wealthy.