asymptotes

I just finished giving a midterm exam in one of my classes. Of course, I spent much time thinking about the bonus questions, which I call Nonlinear Reasoning, being a mixture of course topics and humor. One of bonus questions was the following: (The Turing Test, proposed by Alan Turing, determines whether a machine can be considered intelligent or not.) Those who are versed in the War of the Ring could easily deduce that the correct answer to this question is " One Ring ": Sauron and Gollum are not interested in passing the Turing Test because they are only interested in the  One Ring . However, most of my students just answered " ring ". Since I am not a terror teacher, I guess I will have to give these students partial points. However, I also have to be reasonable and just in giving it to them. Since there are twenty Rings of Power in all  –  Three for the Elven-kings under the sky; Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone; Nine for Mortal