diff --git a/topics/about_asserts.js b/topics/about_asserts.js
index baf7fc75..a2146770 100644
--- a/topics/about_asserts.js
+++ b/topics/about_asserts.js
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 module("About Asserts (topics/about_asserts.js)");
 
 test("ok", function() {
-    ok(__ === true, 'what will satisfy the ok assertion?');
+    ok(true === true, 'what will satisfy the ok assertion?');
 });
 
 test("not ok", function() {
-    ok(__ === false, 'what is a false value?');
+    ok(false === false, 'what is a false value?');
 });
 
 test("equal", function() {
-    equal(__, 1 + 1, 'what will satisfy the equal assertion?');
+    equal(2, 1 + 1, 'what will satisfy the equal assertion?');
 });
diff --git a/topics/about_operators.js b/topics/about_operators.js
index 9859900b..2539dd14 100644
--- a/topics/about_operators.js
+++ b/topics/about_operators.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ test("addition", function() {
   for (var i = 0; i <= 5; i++) {
     result = result + i;
   }
-  equal(__, result, "What is the value of result?");
+  equal(15, result, "What is the value of result?");
 });
 
 test("assignment addition", function() {