I got the last question, the astronomy/astrology one, wrong. That’s because I never can remember which is which—like the word pairs principal/principle, capital/capitol, I always have to look up the correct word to use in a particular context. I don’t consider that question so much a science question as much as it is a trick vocabulary question.
Knowing that the amplitude of a sound wave controls its volume, however, is a true question about scientific knowledge.
Sadly, even here on FreeRepublic, I see a lot of people who are completely scientifically illiterate. These same people are also mathematically innumerate. The two types of knowledge deficits go hand-in-hand.
That kind of illiteracy/innumeracy is what’s killing us. Government schools are very effective. While I got a 12/12 on the test, your ‘failure’ really isn’t one. You know the difference.