A teacher at a Chinese university asked students to list at least 15 uses of a condom during a final exam.
The question, along with others from Fujian Normal University's 'Planning and Creativity' course exam quickly spread online, provoking heated discussions and inspired answers from netizens.
According to Global Times, many students and teachers said they felt the question was thought-provoking.
A student surnamed Zeng, who appeared for the exam, said that he enjoyed the exam because it showed him that he was creative enough.
Huang Guo, the course instructor with FNU's College of Communication who made the question paper, said on his Weibo account that the question was made to test creative thinking, the report added.
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