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Civics Test

#1 Postby coriolis » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:15 pm

Here's a test of your knowledge of civics. I got 30 out of 33 right.

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/re ... /quiz.aspx
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#2 Postby wyq614 » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:21 pm

I tried it and got 18 right, I may get more right if I were an American citizen.
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Re: Civics Test

#3 Postby bvigal » Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:42 am

Cool link, thanks for posting this! (31 of 33)

I'd love to give this test to all the network-news pundits who daily tell all us "dumbies" how things are and how they should be and who's bad and who's good. I bet a majority of them would fail this test, just like the original sample. :roll:
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Re: Civics Test

#4 Postby mf_dolphin » Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:31 am

I only got 27 right :oops:
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#5 Postby x-y-no » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:31 am

33 right.

I could quibble with the available choices for a couple of the later questions, but it was clear enough which was the best of what was offered.
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#6 Postby Derek Ortt » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:49 am

29 right
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#7 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:21 am

You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %

Average score for this quiz during November: 77.8%
Average score: 77.8%

I hadn’t actually heard of Adam Smith, needed to correctly answer a question numbered in the low 30s, until I took a macroeconomic class as an elective at UT.

So college is a good thing. But, Catholic school helped, a lot.
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#8 Postby coriolis » Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:07 pm

These are some impressive scores! Good job everybody.

But then with over 60 views and only 7 responses, maybe some people aren't posting their scores.

Time to come clean, people :P
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Re: Civics Test

#9 Postby Stephanie » Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:39 pm

You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %

Average score for November 78.1%.
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#10 Postby Terrell » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:41 am

Like the OP I got 30 out of 33. The only ones I missed were #s 7,13, and 33.
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Re: Civics Test

#11 Postby Category 5 » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:58 am

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#12 Postby O Town » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:59 pm

I am not even going to attempt to take it.
I suck at History and Civics. :P
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Re: Civics Test

#13 Postby captain east » Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:39 pm

16/33 Hey, I gave it a shot and am still learning... :wink:
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#14 Postby LaPlaceFF » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:49 pm

24 out of 33 correctly — 72.73 %
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#15 Postby Miss Mary » Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:54 am

I'm gonna call in sick today and hopefully not have to take this test!

LOL!!!
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Re: Civics Test

#16 Postby somethingfunny » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:37 pm

You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

Average score for this quiz during December: 75.0%
Average score: 75.0%



:flag:

Assuming they don't shuffle themselves on reload....I missed questions 7, 8, and 33. :oops:
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#17 Postby jasons2k » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:13 pm

You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

Average score for this quiz during December: 74.9%
Average score: 74.9%

I also missed 7, 8, & 33

FWIW I never thought I would see Sputnik on a US civics test :lol:
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#18 Postby Category 5 » Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:37 pm

jasons wrote:FWIW I never thought I would see Sputnik on a US civics test :lol:


I had to read that one twice. :lol:
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