For Rhinos

I was making a history test the other day testing the first three topics in our term syllabus that we had covered in history class. The three topics were "European Interest in Namibia", "Protection Treaties" and "Resistance and Increase of German Troops". As I was making this test I came across my greatest weakness as a teacher, writing tests - specifically multiple choice options. I wrote the question "Why did the Germans build roads throughout Namibia in the 1880's?" and listed the options: A) To gain more control of Namibians, B) For hunters and traders to get exports to Walvis Bay, C) To make more jobs, and D) For rhinos. Literally all I could think of was "For Rhinos" for the last one. Having already listed the correct answer (B) there was no harm in adding a whimsical and just down-right hilarious and not entirely comprehensible answer. For some reason the simple listing of "For rhinos" made me incredibly happy and full of laughter as I printed the test from our one working computer at 4:30pm alone in my school. It was just the best moment of the week last week, as I sat in this small staff room in the dark, I don't turn lights on all the time, it just sent me into a giggle-fit. This giggle-fit returned to me when I had students answer the question by circling D as they were taking the examination, which I thought was awesome. Who even knows what "For rhinos" means? I don't, and I even wrote the test. I don't know what I will do about marking this one. I might give partial credit just because it makes me laugh, although that would be a fickle way of properly assessing knowledge, but it is still really funny. Maybe I will have them defend their answer to me in an verbal dialogue about rhinos and rhino like issues. Maybe the rhinos needed the roads to organize, or to herd easier. I dont' really know, but maybe sometime 100 years ago Namibian rhinos really did need those roads.