I thought Captain Low Talker's questions were the kind of questions an ab intio instructor might ask a student pilot because they have no real world experience from which they could answer relevant operational questions. In my view, these types of questions are a poor tool to assess an experienced airline pilot. I would rather know how the candidate thinks about real world operational problems rather than querying him or her on basic theory. Theory is nice to know, but it won't help you make difficult decisions when you are having a bad day at FL370.
Lack of theoretical knowledge is what got two KIDS killed in an RJ. Luckily they were alone.
Nevermind, they were at 410 when they got into trouble, so your right, knowing the theory would have done them no good!
Very interesting how a diary of a cx interview includes an insight into US economy; but hey, putting homeless guys into right seats of rj's-I'd patent that idea.
Timewaster!