Hearing the guy, I couldn't help but scoff inwardly. That reassuring smile of his, acting like he was the biggest saint on the planet.
If I hadn't known any better, even I would have believed him to be as kind as he showed himself to the world. When i reality; this guy was perhaps the most dangerous person in the academy.
He was right though; this was a test. A test to see how a class of supposedly the most talented people from a generation would act when unexpectantly faced with a situation outside of their control, whether they would stay organized and cooperate, or run around like a headless chicken.
It was clearly also a test to identify the real talents, to separate the leaders from the sheeps. To see who'll be the first to take initiative, something clearly displayed by Aria and this guy.