Posted on 12/03/2011 9:58:26 AM PST by Aria
This was very interesting... This is a terrific test. And it shows results in a number of ways. It clearly indicates that the majority of Americans don't have a clue about what's going on in the world. No wonder our politicians take such advantage of us. 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.
There are no tricks here - just a simple test to see if you are current on your information. This is quite good and the results are shocking.
I believe it was Winston Churchill who opinioned that " . . . the biggest argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter . . ."
Test your knowledge with 13 questions, then be ready to shudder when you see how others did!
http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/index.php
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Pew could add an extra step to each question in order to measure that. That would something like “How sure are you of your answer? 5: certain, 4: very sure, 3: somewhat sure, 2: a little uncertain, 1: not sure at all”
I got them all I only struggled a bit on the last one (the elephant symbol) because my preferred answer of “Stupid Party” wasn’t available.
I got 12 out of 13 only because I accidently clicked the “Egypt” button when I meant to click on the “Isreal” button. Couldn’t have made a STUPIDER mistake! GRRRRRRRRRR!
I got 12/13 because I never paid any attention to what Sotomayor looks like. :~\
>>>I’m thinking Freepers will do very well on this.<<<
Yep. 13/13 correct. A lot of feminazis are going to annoyed that men did better than women, but I didn’t see any questions about Hugh Grant on the test.
I’m female and got them all right. But then I pay attention to such things.
13 out of 13, 8% of people taking the test score 13 out of 13.
Not that hard.
>>>I’m female and got them all right. But then I pay attention to such things.<<<
Sounds like the girl I married. As I tell my son, smart girls are smokin’ hot. If I wanted a partner who would obey every command and walk behind me, I’d get a collie.
BTW, just for the harmony of the marriage, I have willingly sat through many Hugh Grant movies with my wife. What we won’t do for love.
Well, I absolutely loved 4 Weddings and a Funeral, liked Notting Hill and Love Actually. I really think that - in the movies at least - Hugh Grant is adorable!
You sound like a good husband putting up with the chick flicks. :-)
Super easy. 13/13
12 out of 13
13 / 13. Scary the separation from high school or less to college grad. wow.
13!
Got 13 out of 13 correct, a score shared by 8% of respondents.
Obviously we FReepers are way smarter than most. :-))))
Waaay dumber! And I got all 13 correct.
My dog is ALWAYS happy to see me. Just sayin’
I assume someone got paid to write that test?
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