Interesting quiz, and fairly tough - this is is the one that has been talked about in the news recently as reflecting a general decline in Americans’ civic literacy. I think it’s a pretty good touchstone, although a certain amount of bias is evident in some of the economics questions (that doesn’t necessarily mean I *disagree* with their bias, just noting that it is present).
I scored 80% - how did you do?
-
Recent Comments
executivepagan on American civic literacy q… Kestrel1328 on American civic literacy q… Feral Boy on Benediction Feral Boy on American civic literacy q… executivepagan on American civic literacy q…
April 13, 2008 at 11:16 pm
I got an 81.67%. Hey, I’m smarter than a Harvard senior!
April 14, 2008 at 6:12 am
Well done!
smarter than a Harvard senior
We took some comfort in that as well…
April 14, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Hey, I got 90%! Bow down before my boundless wisdom!
April 15, 2008 at 6:00 am
Truly, thou art da man!
April 16, 2008 at 8:05 pm
93%. I’m ticked off at myself. I got the Monroe doctrine question wrong through sheer carelessness.
The economics questions were hard–I’ve never studied it, except for listening to “Marketplace” on public radio while I shower.
April 16, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Damn, girl! And I thought I was doing pretty well… I’m useless at economic theory, though.
May 9, 2008 at 4:08 pm
You answered 52 out of 60 correctly — 86.67 %
Average score for this quiz during May: 64.7%
Average score since September 18, 2007: 64.7%
I had to guess about the Monroe Doctrine, because I didn’t see “Diamonds are a girls best friend!”
David
May 9, 2008 at 8:26 pm
well done!
May 14, 2008 at 2:55 pm
75% — So Indiana University South Bend beats Harvard!
It’s been awhile since I’ve used any of that kind of knowledge (I’m 50). I know repetition is key to holding on to information, but am still generally pleased that I got a C!
May 14, 2008 at 4:11 pm
I got a 95% — but then I used to teach this stuff, lol. I agree on the econ questions. I have only had one econ class back in the dark ages so I missed a couple of those. Otherwise, tons of fun
May 14, 2008 at 9:11 pm
FB,
Good enough…
Kestrel,
Is that you, girl? Welcome to my little corner of the weird!