Civics Quiz

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[Dawnsblood]

Online civics test at the link for any interested.

[Dawnsblood]

My result?

You answered 54 out of 60 correctly — 90.00 %

[SGCOS]

My result?

You answered 2 out of 60 correctly. You must be a liberal.

[dynachrome]

80% That was a hard quiz. I've been out of school for awhile.
Just for fun.

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[dynachrome]

You are good.

[Bahbah]

I got 88.33 percent. I was surprised I did that well. Also pleased.

[HangnJudge]

49 / 60 - 82%

Tough quiz...

[NTHockey]

You beat me by one!

You answered 53 out of 60 correctly — 88.33 %

[Non-Sequitur]

87%. That is not an easy test.

[P.O.E.]

You answered 54 out of 60 correctly — 90.00 %
Average score for this quiz during May: 71.3%

Two of my mistakes were “D’OH” kinds. Two economics questions I concede, although I think my reading of the question is correct. Two were just plain wrong.

[ConservaTexan]

I haven't thought that hard in a while. Time to brush up on my civics.

You answered 50 out of 60 correctly — 83.33 %

[MrsPatriot]

I also got 54 out of 60, 90%; I admit that some I only got by process of elimination, but it was fun and challenging.

Thanks for posting it.

[aynrandfreak]

You answered 54 out of 60 correctly — 90.00 % Average score for this quiz during May: 71.4% Average score since September 18, 2007: 71.4%

Fun!

[buccaneer81]

I scored 88.33%.

[TigersEye]

My result.

You answered 50 out of 60 correctly — 83.33 %

I don't feel too bad about what I missed.

Answers to Your Missed Questions:

Question #1 - D. 1601-1700
Question #9 - B. was a stalemate.
Question #13 - B. the nature and control of Reconstruction.
Question #14 - C. 1901-1925
Question #19 - C. philosopher kings.
Question #35 - A. discouraged new colonies in the Western hemisphere.
Question #43 - A. A state that seeks to expand its power generates resistance by other states.
Question #53 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it.
Question #54 - D. can be reversed by government spending more than it taxes.
Question #58 - B. An increase in the volume of commercial bank loans.

[Flying Circus]

My Result:

You answered 57 out of 60 correctly — 95.00 %
Average score for this quiz during May: 71.4%
Average score since September 18, 2007: 71.4%

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

Where to from here?
Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #31 - A. Edmund Burke argued that society consists of a union of past, present, and future generations.
Question #58 - B. An increase in the volume of commercial bank loans.
Question #60 - B. social security.

I don't quite agree with their evaluation of the results. They seem to say that the cheaper, less prestigious colleges teach more effectively than the well-endowed, expensive prestigious schools. What I see in the data is that the smaller schools start with students who have more room to improve, while the “good” schools start with better students with less room for improvement. What essentially happens is that the difference between students at the schools shrinks between the start and end of their education.

My take on this is that students should go to schools that well represent in line with their achievement... less competitive students should go to less expensive schools to see the most bang for their buck. The only qualification I would make is to avoid places like Cornell, Yale, Duke, St John's and Princeton where students came out mis-educated.

[rmlew]

It is apretty good test. And not just because I got 58 right.
Still i answered some not according to the truth, but based on the answers I expected them to want. For instance
3) The Constitution of the United States established what form of government?
The correct answer is Constitutional Republic, but I knew that they wanted "representative democracy."
5) Which battle brought the American Revolution to an end?
Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution on American soil. There were skirmishes afterwards. Moreover, the international war included the Second Anglo-Mysore War which concluded in 1784 after the British victory at Coimbatore in 1783. Likewise the last French-British battle was in 1983 where the French retook Saint Pierre et Miquelon Islands.
57) The price of movie tickets has increased. According to the law of demand, what is likely to be the result?
The desired answer was "a. Theaters will sell fewer tickets."
The correct answer is "Not enough information provided. We need to know the elasticity of movie tickets and the price difference."

[onja]

Cool. 56/60. And that included a stupid name mix-up between Johnson and Jackson.

Of course, it helps that I took the class this year, and the AP just a couple weeks ago.

[hunter112]

Thanks, this is not the usual grade-school level test that I see on the Internet. Got a 95% score, not bad considering the difficulty level of the questions.

[Copernicus]

3) The Constitution of the United States established what form of government?

A. Direct democracy

B. Populism

C. Indirect democracy

D. Oligarchy

E. Aristocracy

Pretty much all I needed to see. The Constitution established a representative Constitutional Republic.

If they need to have someone explain that to them they need to take tests not give them.

Is this test the brainchild of some Brainac PolySci Professor at the University of BERSERKley, California?

Best regards,

[PresbyRev]

Thanks for the heads up - That was rather interesting.

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You answered 57 out of 60 correctly — 95.00 %
Average score for this quiz during May: 72.1%
Average score since September 18, 2007: 72.1%

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

If you have any comments or questions about the quiz, please email americancivicliteracy@isi.org.

You can consult the following table to see how freshmen and seniors scored on each question as part of the survey administration.
Where to from here?

Answers to Your Missed Questions:

Question #23 - B. Marbury v. Madison.
Question #50 - A. the price system utilizes more local knowledge of means and ends.
Question #60 - B. social security.