While I’m certainly not one of those who thought this was a leading question in any way, seeing this view reflected in real people and not just the junta, leads me to believe that the question design could at least be improved at little cost to incorporate the concerns felt by a segment of the population.
If adding two words “or disagree†would have made people happier, I’m all for it. Sadly I think we should recognise that this was merely a pretext to tighten ideological control over education, and at the cost of people who took the exam to boot. What people might not realise is discussing the issue seriously (like police having no room for ID on their uniforms) regardless of the merits only lends cover to what they are actually doing...