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10-17-2011, 03:25 PM
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"Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams:" http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-...2BB31E2692
This is a hard test, 33 multiple choice questions. I got 22 (66%) right.
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10-17-2011, 03:41 PM
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(10-17-2011, 03:25 PM)PonderThis Wrote: "Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams:" http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-...2BB31E2692
This is a hard test, 33 multiple choice questions. I got 22 (66%) right.
You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %
And that's LEGIT, first time through!!!
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10-17-2011, 03:54 PM
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You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 78.79 %
Anti-Federalists? Hmmmph...don't remember 'em.
Thanks, Ponder...I love stuff like this!
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(10-17-2011, 03:41 PM)BeerMe Wrote: (10-17-2011, 03:25 PM)PonderThis Wrote: "Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams:" http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-...2BB31E2692
This is a hard test, 33 multiple choice questions. I got 22 (66%) right.
You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %
And that's LEGIT, first time through!!!
So I'm surrounded by geniuses. I didn't pay much attention to the fine points of history, and I look for the government to fall anyway, so all that old stuff doesn't mean much to me. We've still done better than college professors so far.
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76.
I can't believe I got LBJ mixed up with FDR!
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(10-17-2011, 04:45 PM)PonderThis Wrote: (10-17-2011, 03:41 PM)BeerMe Wrote: (10-17-2011, 03:25 PM)PonderThis Wrote: "Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams:" http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-...2BB31E2692
This is a hard test, 33 multiple choice questions. I got 22 (66%) right.
You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %
And that's LEGIT, first time through!!!
So I'm surrounded by geniuses. I didn't pay much attention to the fine points of history, and I look for the government to fall anyway, so all that old stuff doesn't mean much to me. We've still done better than college professors so far.
Our resident "college graduate/political activist" hasn't taken the test yet to bring down the score.
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I can say in my defense I barely graduated from High School, albeit a semester early. I never bothered to get a grade point average but I imagine it was about C- or so. I hated school, and I still can't stand the smell of them to this day, either.
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83.6% first time through-- pretty sure my high school civics teacher would be a bit disappointed.
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(10-17-2011, 05:21 PM)reelo Wrote: 83.6% first time through-- pretty sure my high school civics teacher would be a bit disappointed.
I was spot on with the civics stuff...the economics did me in...and FDR and the Supreme Court.
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Here is my score
You answered 27 out of 33 correctly — 81.82 %
not as good as I wanted.
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You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 % Not bad for a high school drop out!
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10-17-2011, 08:17 PM
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I'm the biggest duffus on the site.
I should have done better. My story is going to be the questions were framed in poor ways.
Here 'tis:
You answered 25 out of 33 correctly — 75.76 %
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10-17-2011, 08:23 PM
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Hi Wonky!
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(10-17-2011, 08:23 PM)Crone Wrote: WONKY!
You're blowing the test for anyone who hasn't taken it!
PLEASE DELETE YOUR ANSWERS!
Thanks for the heads up. Just another example of my brain turning to mush.
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10-17-2011, 08:38 PM
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28 - I'll take a B any day.
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You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %
If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email americancivicliteracy@isi.org.
What I saw as the saddest part, was how those who identified themselves as elected persons scored . As the title suggested Our Fading Heritage
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You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %
If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email americancivicliteracy@isi.org.
I have an unfair advantage...I have an intimate knowledge with the subject matter through my job
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(10-18-2011, 08:29 PM)Lucy Wrote: You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %
If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email americancivicliteracy@isi.org.
I have an unfair advantage...I have an intimate knowledge with the subject matter through my job
w00t Lucy! I KNEW you were going to do that.
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But Linus is a dunce
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