"Introduction". The Philosophy of Elizabeth Anscombe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2008. ISBN978-0-19-153845-2. OCLC269285454.
"The philosophy examiners wanted to give her a First ... but the ancient history examiners would agree to this only on condition that she showed a minimum knowledge of their subject in a viva voce (oral) examination. Anscombe's performance ... was less than spectacular... To the last two questions she answered "No", these being "Can you give us the name of a Roman provincial governor?" and (in some desperation) "Is there any fact about the period you are supposed to have studied which you would like to tell us?" The examiners cannot have been well pleased, but somehow or other ended up being persuaded by the philosophers ... As Michael Dummett writes in his obituary ... "For the [ancient historians] to have yielded, her philosophy papers must have been astonishing".
Tradución: Os examinadores de filosofía querían darlle un primeiro... pero os examinadores de historia antiga só aceptaban iso a condición de que ela mostrase un coñecemento mínimo da súa materia nun exame viva voce (oral). A actuación de Anscombe... foi menos que espectacular... Ás dúas últimas preguntas respondeu "Non", sendo estas: "Podes darnos o nome dun gobernador provincial romano?" e (con certa desesperación) "Hai algún dato sobre o período que se supón que estudaches que che gustaría contarnos?" Os examinadores non podían estar moi satisfeitos, mais dalgún xeito acabaron por ser persuadidos polos filósofos... Como Michael Dummett escribiu no seu obituario... "Para que os [historiadores antigos] cedesen, os seus traballos de filosofía deberon ser sorprendentes"
