Civic Quiz...Test your knowledge!

[SkyDaddy7]

Some of you may have seen this quiz before but if not please take it and share your score...If you lie it will not change the fact you know what you really scored...And that is all that really matters, correct?

Follow the link below to take the “Civic Quiz”…There are 33 multi-choice questions taken from a 2008 Civic Literacy Exam.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR SCORE!

HELPFUL HINT:
How many times did your teacher tell you to, “READ “ALL” THE ANSWERS AND DO NOT RUSH”! I did not listen and missed TWO I probably should not have…Of course that is easy to say after seeing the answers, huh? LOL!
Anyway, DO NOT RUSH AND READ ALL THE ANSWERS! There are a several questions that will get you if you do not!

Good luck!

My final score was:
You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

I have a question about #33...I think it has two correct answers but I am sure I am wrong as I missed it. However, would like to hear what others have to say about it. It may be just one of those "Choose the answer that best fits the question" but I would still like to know what others think.


“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.”

The average score so far for the month of July is 76%

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Nah-- I did the same thing with 33. Read it too fast...

and answered glibly.

Their answer is right-- the otherd could happen, but their answer is the only one that does happen.

I dope-slapped myself when I realized I blew #23 by again answering it too fast, and one other one I got wrong I just plain got wrong.

[T Wolf]

2. These questions have a rightward slant, at least from my perspective. I cut out toward the end

because there were no "good" answers.

It seems more like a loyalty (to right-wing ideas) than an objective knowledge test.

[TommyO]

5. I grew increasingly suspicious of this as I went through the questions

but soldiered my way through anyway. The economics questions were highly slanted towards corporate capitalism.

Edited to add:

Here is one of the institute's findings:

Civic Knowledge Increases a Person’s Regard for America’s Ideals and Free Institutions

American free enterprise: He or she will be more likely to agree that prosperity depends on entrepreneurs and free markets, and less likely to agree that global capitalism produces few winners and many losers.

I guess I was right

[Occulus]

44. See my post below

This "quiz" is meaningless as a measure of knowledge of civics, and I think someone's trying to confuse people about what "civics" actually is.

[Occulus]

47. It's created by a Republican front group

Click "About", toward the bottom of the quiz page. Then just take a look around, in particular at the "National Civic Literacy Board" link at the bottom of the "about" page.

It's all very... telling. So is their collegiate newspaper affiliate page.

[TommyO]

3. 29 out of 33 here

and I agree with you on question #33, their answer doesn't truly fit the question in my humble opinion.

[TommyO]

15. re-reading #33, I can see why the answer I chose is not correct

Though I don't agree with their answer either.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %. Not sure why all the

'free market'/capitalism stuff is included in a civics test.

[Occulus]

45. It's because they're trying to manipulate you.

Many of the questions weren't about civics at all. In fact, most of the questions had nothing at all to do with civics.

Think about that a little bit. Then go look at the people who govern the group that created the "quiz". Go take a look at their collegiate newspaper affiliate page.

We've been had, people. This is a republican front group!

[Richardo]

6. Also 30 of 33 -- 90.91%

Although it was as much history and economics as it was civics.

[CTyankee]

7. Got the same score. Also missed #33 probably for the same reason as you.

I should have gotten the missle in Cuba question but got it mixed up with the Berlin airlift deal...I lived thru the missile crisis as a young adult so no excuses!

[burnsei sensei]

8. Take a look at this though.

The general public knows more than elected officials in several areas.

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/2008/additional_finding.html

Quote:
In each of the following areas, for example, officeholders do more poorly than non-officeholders:

•Seventy-nine percent of those who have been elected to government office do not know the Bill of Rights expressly prohibits establishing an official religion for the U.S.
•Thirty percent do not know that “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are the inalienable rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence.
•Twenty-seven percent cannot name even one right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment.
•Forty-three percent do not know what the Electoral College does. One in five thinks it either “trains those aspiring for higher political office” or “was established to supervise the first televised presidential debates.”
•Fifty-four percent do not know the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. Thirty-nine percent think that power belongs to the president, and 10% think it belongs to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
•Only 32% can properly define the free enterprise system, and only 41% can identify business profit as “revenue minus expenses.”
end quote.

Wow.
Our betters really aren't better.

[burnsei sensei]

12. 30/33 nt

[SkyDaddy7]

36. SCARY!!!

•Seventy-nine percent of those who have been elected to government office do not know the Bill of Rights expressly prohibits establishing an official religion for the U.S.

[burnsei sensei]

41. I'm sure the illustrious Bachmann from MN is

one of the benighted crowd.

[JHB]

9. Got a 100%, but I think more than one answer applies to some...

...of those economic question.

[brewens]

10. I missed four. 87.88%. A college educator that would only

get 55% is pretty sad. I had three years of college and did most of my studying at my favorite bar.

[JHB]

11. No, #33 is phrased tricky, but only one answer is right...

...at least as far as the question goes. Others might apply, but they're not dependent on the conditions given by the question.

(avoiding specifics here to not give spoilers for potential test-takers)

[trayfoot]

13. I missed 2 - 13 and 33

13 was the Plato, Socrates, etc., one (my ancient philosopher knowledge is rusty)

33 was a tax/spending question - and I think there could be two correct answers to this one!

But considering the competition, I'll take 93.94% and be proud of it!

[PassingFair]

19. Bizarre.

I missed on the SAME TWO.

:crazy:

[tjwash]

14. Actually...3-B would be more accurate than the correct answer was.

nt

[WatchWhatISay]

16. I am the least informed so far, or at least not afraid to admit it

I answered 26 of 33 correctly, or 78.79%. Only slightly above the national average. I never cared much for history when I was younger, but the more politically interested you become, the more you are likely to learn a bit of history. I think I would have scored much worse 10 years ago.

I did also get the feeling that some of this was pro-capitalist/free trade(particularly # 27 and #31), and that some of the questions needed more choices.

[bemildred]

17. "You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %" nt

[hobbit709]

18. 31 of 33

[TommyO]

20. If you go to their home page, their agenda seems clear

http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/

Look at their media highlights featuring Rush Limbaugh and Tucker Carlson.

[Radical Activist]

25. I picked up on that

while reading some of the quiz questions.

[bemildred]

29. Some of the questions are sucky. nt

[Occulus]

43. 22 of the 33 questions have NOTHING AT ALL to do with "civics" as I understand the term.

Eight are economic questions, and fourteen are history questions.

Economic questions:

25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33

History questions:

2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23

The rest- eleven in total- are actual civics questions.

Someone has an agenda. Someone is trying to muddy the waters regarding what "civics" actually is.

I don't like this "quiz". It's deeply deceptive, and our results are meaningless as a measure of our civics knowledge. The real question is how far those of us who are paying attention got in this "quiz" before we caught on to that.

[EstimatedProphet]

53. I suspected before I even took it

But, anymore I'm jaded and paranoid.

[surrealAmerican]

100 %

... but a lot of their economic questions didn't have any really good answers (30, 31 and 33 particularly).

[rfranklin]

21. 96.97%...missed #33

I can't believe that college educators only got 55% I should have stayed in school...I could have gotten a Ph.D.!

[SteppingRazor]

22. 32/33. I missed #33. n/t

[femmocrat]

23. 29/33 = 87.88%

I missed the ones on economics. (I never studied Economics in college.) I also missed #33. I would have done better if there had been more questions on history and civics. LOL

[Radical Activist]

24. I missed only one. 31. But I believe they're wrong.

There's a common theory and then there's what actually happens in the real world.

[cachukis]

26. 31 of 33 93.94% Test was property oriented.

[1monster]

27. Grade 90.1%. Missed 11, 30, and 31.

Missed number 11 because my eyes slid over ANTI in anit-Federalist without seeing it. :(

Missed number 30 because, admittedly, I am not knowledgeable in international economics.

Missed number 33 because it could have been one or the other and I chose wrong. :(

[slackmaster]

28. You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #7 - D. Gettysburg Address
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

[DebJ]

30. 93.97% 31 of 33. On 33, what is wrong with the first answer?

[LWolf]

31. "An error has occurred on this page. Please try agaiin."

No thanks.

"Civics" isn't really accurate; it was as much economics, and some history, as well.

I felt reasonably comfortable, but am not going to take it twice to get a score.

[SkyDaddy7]

37. Sorry...

It that to me as well...I hit the back button and re-entered and it worked. I thought that was just my browser or I would have warned everyone.

[LWolf]

40. I hit the back button and tried again.

Same message.

You don't have to apologize, though. The bug isn't yours, lol.

:hi:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

42. Hold the Ctrl key when you click on the link. That's how I stopped getting

the error message.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

32. I got two wrong ... questions about economics principles

I'm not even a US citizen. I can't believe most people don't know this stuff (minus the economics stuff).

[Winterblues]

33. I also missed three and considered myself lucky that was all.

There were a few I made an educated guess and got lucky...I did get #33 correct though

[Canuckistanian]

34. 90.91%

Missed 4, 7 and 14.

[Evasporque]

35. 78.79%

26/33

[uncommon]

46. Likewise -

some of the questions were a bit on the random side. And some of the answers were unclear.

[X_Digger]

38. You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

I never paid much attention to the puritans in school.

[SteveG]

39. You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Average score for this quiz during July: 76.2%

misread question 33. I think it was badly worded.

By the way ISI as a far right think tank.

[retread]

48. Some decent Civics questions sprinkled among right wing propaganda.

[myrna minx]

67. That's my thought too. n/t

[Burma Jones]

49. I answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %

Got Question #33 wrong......La De Da......

[Zebedeo]

50. "You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %"

I missed #27.

[WinkyDink]

51. "You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %." Yes!

[EstimatedProphet]

52. 30/33

It says I missed these:

Question #27 - A. the price system utilizes more local knowledge of means and ends
Question #30 - C. decreasing taxes and increasing spending
Question #33 - D. tax per person equals government spending per person

These questions have no point in a civics test anyway. And WTF was up with Sputnik? How does that have any bearing on civics?

[SkyDaddy7]

61. I agree...the test should be Civic & history.

I missed 27 & 33 as well. I missed #29 as well to score 30/33. I got to rushing toward the end.

[SharonAnn]

54. 31 out of 33. 93.94%

[LeftishBrit]

55. 29 out of 33 (having read lots of American history helps here)...

but I have to say that some questions, e.g. No. 27, are rather ideologically biased.

[Sherman A1]

56. 30 out of 33

I missed one because I didn't read it just as you said. The others I disagree with their answers.

[itsrobert]

57. You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %

Very easy test.

[Shadowsmith]

58. Nice quiz

Blast it, I missed three. Only 90.91%

[Th1onein]

59. 96.97%

I missed number 33, too.

[SkyDaddy7]

63. Did you pick the answer...

that if spending equaled taxes the debt is 0? Because that is what I picked and that would correct as well, right?

I like taking test like that as well...Just to see what I know.

[Th1onein]

71. Yes, that's what I picked, too.

I really didn't expect to get that high a score.

I disagree with some of the answers, but I answered them the way that I did because it was obviously a test that favored capitalism.

[pokerfan]

60. You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 94%

[Critters2]

62. I missed the one about FDR and Supreme Court. I had no clue. nt

[NoPasaran]

64. You answered 33 out of 33 correctly — 100.00 %

Boo Yah!

[yella_dawg]

65. You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

#33 is weird. I interpreted the correct answer incorrectly, and in retrospect, I'm still uneasy with the list of answers for that question. I should also note that the test assumes strict adherence to capitalist dogma. Strange for a civics test.

[Motown_Johnny]

66. DOH, do I have to share?

long day at work....

umm... the sun was in my eyes....

ummm....





You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %

Average score for this quiz during July: 76.3%

You can take the quiz as often as you like, however, your score will only count once toward the monthly average.

[WillyT]

68. "You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %"

And I still think I'm right on Question 30, LOL !!!

:evilgrin:

[DefenseLawyer]

69. Pretty clever mixing in free market propaganda with their history questions.

I did get them all right, but only because I knew the obvious bias of the "economic" questions, not because I thought the answers were right.

[hyphenate]

70. I scored above average

which I think most of us would!