This essay is on "Rolls for the Czar," by R. Kinkead, and "What is intelligence, Anyway?" by Isaac Asimov. We were asked to write an essay comparing and contrasting these two articles.

"Rolls for the Czar"
"What is Intelligence, Anyway?"
<Tab/>In "Rolls for the Czar," by R. Kinkead, and in "What is Intelligence, Anyway?" by Isaac Asimov, intelligence assumes different forms. The two types of intelligence referred to are book smarts and quick wit. In the first story, Markov the baker demonstrates quick wit, while in the second story, Isaac Asimov ironically does not.
<Tab/>In "Rolls for the Czar," Markov the baker, who we assume to be a simpleton, shows remarkable quick wit by cleverly saving himself from the Czar's wrath. When the Czar fou…