Editing Miller Analogies Test (section)

==Content and use==
The test aimed to measure an individual's logical and analytical reasoning through the use of partial [[analogies]].  A sample test question might have been:

'''Bach : Composing :: Monet :'''

*a. painting
*b. composing
*c. writing
*d. orating

This should be read as "Bach ''is to'' (:) Composing ''as'' (::) Monet ''is to'' (:) _______." The answer would be '''a. painting''' because just as [[Bach]] is most known for composing music, [[Monet]] is most known for his painting. The open slot may appear in any of the four positions.

Unlike analogies found on past editions of the [[Graduate Record Examination|GRE]] and the [[SAT]], the MAT's analogies demanded a broad knowledge of Western culture, testing subjects such as science, music, literature, philosophy, mathematics, art, and history.  Thus, exemplary success on the MAT required more than a nuanced and cultivated vocabulary.