This question recently appeared on a test in one of my college classes: Introduction to Research Design.
The exact question was: "______ is considered to be the father of all the sciences and the first true scientist."
I think that this is a terrible question, but of the multiple choice answers I chose Galileo. My answer was marked incorrect because the teacher was looking for Aristotle.
I was sure that I had previously heard Galileo called the father of science, so I consulted Google. I was able to find that Einstein among others have given Galileo this title.
I presented the teacher with this evidence, but he told me that he would not give me credit for the question because the readings (which are written by himself) call Aristotle the father of science. I informed him that the question did not ask what his own personal opinion was, which made a few other people laugh, but he did not care.
Yesterday, at a review session, the teaching assistant explicitedly stated that the teacher wanted him to inform the class that the same quesiton would appear on the final examination, and that the correct answer is not Galileo.
This was not the only question I took issue with on his test, but discussing the flawed questions with the teacher was pointless.
I am curious if anyone else has encountered something similar to this?