2. scalar
But scalar isn't a data type, or if it is, perl only has two data types, list and scalar. And there are fewer ways you can use a list than a scalar, so the correct answer is "list".
You know, I usually see Scalar as a data type. It's even mapped to SV* when you go to C. And no, when you consider scalar as a data type, you still have Array, Hash, Glob and Code. And yes, all of them are SV* also (the SV struct is binary compatible with all of them). Or did I miss something?
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