Posted on 05/17/2011 5:14:43 AM PDT by navysealdad
This is a terrific test. And it shows results in a number of ways. It sure indicates that the majority of Americans don't know what's going on. No wonder our politicians take such advantage. Interesting and simple test. It’s astonishing that so many people got less than half right. These results say that 80% of the (voting) public doesn’t have a clue – and that’s pretty scary.
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BFL
91% !
Missed on the ‘obesity’ topic ...
21stCenturion
This country is in trouble if I represent the top 2%!
If you can’t answer these 100%, something is wrong. Dumb easy.
Yep. Got 100%. Not hard at all.
Same here. I thought there were more fatties than 25%.
Here’s another interesting test.
Intercollegiate Studies Institute - Educating for Liberty
http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692
11/11, ha ha ha.
11/11
Cakewalk.
I never realized how stupid I was.
Well, I didn’t score 100%. Missed the ‘facebook’ question as I could care less about facebook or whoever invented it.
I got 100% BECAUSE I am a FReeper. Every one of these questions’ topics have been discussed at length here.
I agree...I could care less about facebook, too. Can’t believe they actually made a movie. Call it the dumbing down of America.
Oh good. I got them all right. Bet most FReepers get them right.
That is my exact score and I got the obesity question wrong. Did you copy off my paper? If so, I’m telling.
Easy Peazy 100%.
I got 9 questions right.I guess I can’t be perfect.It would just ruin my day.LOL
Based on this one I can start feeling good about myself again. Maybe I’m not as stupid as the last test indicated.
You answered 32 out of 33 correctly — 96.97 %
If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email americancivicliteracy@isi.org.
You can consult the following table to see how citizens and elected officials scored on each question.
Incorrect Answers
Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average
I don’t buy that ‘Correct Answer’. Am I missing something ?
21stCenturion
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