Quiz
Okay, I can’t help myself.
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute is running one of those surveys, this one on what American citizens and American officeholders know about American history and government. It’s here
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx
Have fun.
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I must still have a good memory. 32 out of 33 right.
jd
25 Nov 08 at 1:25 pm
John, you did a bit better than I did.
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You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %
Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #7 – D. Gettysburg Address
Question #10 – C. Religion
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Some I guessed or worked out; I didn’t actually know them off by heart.
And of course, I’m not American, but that’s not technically all that relevant since half my family is, I had an American great-uncle who tried to educate me a bit in the American Way, I live in a neigbouring country and I read a lot.
cperkins
25 Nov 08 at 1:41 pm
You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %
Average score for this quiz during November: 78.0%
Average score: 78.0%
Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #18 – A. guarantee women the right to vote in national elections
Question #26 – C. revenue minus expenses
Question #33 – D. tax per person equals government spending per person
I’m a damned fool. I knew the answers to #26 and #33 but had a brain fart.
I knew most of the answers to those questions before I graduated from my Australian High School in 1956.
It simply staggers me that the national average is barely 78%. Incredible.
Mique
26 Nov 08 at 8:24 am