I had a similar thought. Some of us have a vague sense of how to adjust for guesses, but really, no. :) I mean, darkforge read Cixous in high school, not only Machivelli; his reading is completely unrepresentative of what "kids who go on to elite colleges" could claim.
(1. Yes, but not via coursework, not till halfway through college, and my undergrad reading range doesn't map to anyone's I know. 2. No, I read The Prince as the first text in an upper-div political survey, Machiavelli to Marx, because I needed an elective outside of my home department.)
If it helps any, orichalcum, the instructor for an upper-div special topic had to give the class a vague overview of Easter and Passover in order for (many of) us to understand what's up with Perceval not asking after the Grail (seder reference). Less obscure than Machiavelli, IMO, and yet....
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(1. Yes, but not via coursework, not till halfway through college, and my undergrad reading range doesn't map to anyone's I know. 2. No, I read The Prince as the first text in an upper-div political survey, Machiavelli to Marx, because I needed an elective outside of my home department.)
If it helps any,