Yes, you are wrong, if we are take the test for what it's worth--that is, Joel originally defined quiet as a value, and you have to assume that that's still cor

Yes, you are wrong, if we are take the test for what it's worth--that is, Joel originally defined quiet as a value, and you have to assume that that's still correct. Otherwise, Joel doesn't know what he's talking about ("Noise is sometimes good!") so just drop the test completely. Anyway, the baffling contemporary move towards open offices only increases the importance of the rule.