yet another civics quiz for your enjoyment

[The Doctor]

Here is a civics quiz (http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx) that came through from a local talk radio jock. It's a fun one. Try to do it without yahoo-ing the answers. (or Google-ing)

I was kickin a&& and taking names until the last four questions, and I missed 3 of them. Got a 90.91%. I had to stop and ponder on more than a few of them.

[acmanko]

wow I got 72.73%. i was kicking butt till I started thing:D

[Carnak]

26/33 , 78.9% , not bad for a "foreigner"


got 6,7,8,11,13,15&33 wrong

[Andy Schoen]

100 percent buckaroos ;), and I only had the assistance of my morning coffee. I see where some of the questions were designed to trip up the less than knowledgeable liberal thinker. :D

The study of Jefferson's writings should be mandatory in a civics class, along with Hamilton and Madison...

[Pneuma]

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

The questions at the end seemed to me not to have a correct answer. The one about if taxes equal government spending...I didn't think any answers were 100% right, but I picked the right answer. Anyway the 4 I missed were all from the upper section.

[acmanko]

I think this proves the mind of a genius is not good at tests:D

[Andy Schoen]

Conservative geniuses rarely have difficulty taking tests. That why we like having students take standardized tests so much. Helps us find more conservative geniuses. :D

[geepo12]

Mean score for all surveyed 49%
Republicans score 52%; Democrats score 45%.
white 51%, black 40%

Of the 2,508 People surveyed, 164 say they have held an elected government office at least once in their life. Their average score on the civic literacy test is 44%, compared to 49% for those who have not held an elected office.

[whec720]

90.91 %.....13, 27, and 31 wrong. They got me with that Socrates question. I thought I had guessed good on that one. Oh well...can't win them all.:)

[ga-hvac-tech]

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

I disagree with two of the answers they said were correct (I missed)... but that is the way things go.

I like Geepo's post above: Politicians in general know less than citizens... and we still elect the fools?

[jrbenny]

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

I disagree with two of the answers they said were correct (I missed)... but that is the way things go.

I like Geepo's post above: Politicians in general know less than citizens... and we still elect the fools?
Same score.

I was pleasantly surprised at the items I remembered. I've spent the last few years in trade, business, and religion books. It's been quite some time since I dove into any history books.

[snewman24]

You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %

Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #7 -
Question #8 -
Question #10 -
Question #13 -
Question #33 -