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Test your news IQ - Pew Research Center
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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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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: knowledge; test
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I'm thinking Freepers will do very well on this.
1 posted on 12/03/2011 9:58:31 AM PST by Aria
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To: Aria

Phew! That Research Center stinks, like a donkey.


2 posted on 12/03/2011 10:00:21 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Aria

13/13, but that was easy. Try some hard questions, Pew Center.


3 posted on 12/03/2011 10:01:26 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Aria

13 with half my brain tied behind my back.


4 posted on 12/03/2011 10:03:42 AM PST by reagandemocrat
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To: Aria

Looks like wymyn are dumber than men.


5 posted on 12/03/2011 10:04:09 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Aria

I am thinking you are right.

I just took the test and answered 13 out of 13 correct-in the upper 92% of all test takers. Gee I wish my PSAT or ACT scores had been that good. But then this was a test for Freepers.


6 posted on 12/03/2011 10:04:52 AM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: 17th Miss Regt

Certainly no nuance to those questions.


7 posted on 12/03/2011 10:05:11 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Aria

One the first question, the correct answer is not available.. I do not see a “worthless sack of rocks”


8 posted on 12/03/2011 10:05:18 AM PST by 11th Commandment (http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

13/13 Easy


9 posted on 12/03/2011 10:05:27 AM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: Aria

One the first question, the correct answer is not available.. I do not see a “worthless sack of rocks”


10 posted on 12/03/2011 10:05:35 AM PST by 11th Commandment (http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
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To: Aria

To do well, you must watch TV or possibly read a “news magazine”. Some questions are pictures, as in, whose face is this?


11 posted on 12/03/2011 10:05:51 AM PST by DBrow
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To: Aria

13/13, but the questions are way too easy.

I almost missed the picture of Sotomayor though, confusing her for Kagan. Because, really, I see no difference.


12 posted on 12/03/2011 10:06:10 AM PST by RetroSexual
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100% along with 8% of population.

Disclosure: I’m a FReeper.


13 posted on 12/03/2011 10:06:10 AM PST by bicyclerepair ( REPLACE D-W-S ! http://www.karenforcongress.com)
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To: Aria

Bragging. I got them all right!

It pays to watch Fox News.


14 posted on 12/03/2011 10:06:16 AM PST by NEWwoman (God Bless America)
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13/13. It said 8% of the public scored this well. Er...D*mn! Now if they’d asked me to find the hypotenuse...no way.


15 posted on 12/03/2011 10:06:23 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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13/13. It said 8% of the public scored this well. Er...D*mn! Now if they’d asked me to find the hypotenuse...no way.


16 posted on 12/03/2011 10:06:23 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: Aria

too easy...brainless quiz


17 posted on 12/03/2011 10:06:23 AM PST by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: Aria

I got all 13 correct...it also does not surprise me that the American electorate is dumb...after all they elected Obama and hes still supported by 40 plus percent of the population.
Freegards
Lex


18 posted on 12/03/2011 10:07:20 AM PST by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: Java4Jay

Are there ANY FReepers willing to admit to getting less than 13? 12?


19 posted on 12/03/2011 10:08:18 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Aria

Easy quiz.

100%, no sweat. These are really basic questions.


20 posted on 12/03/2011 10:08:20 AM PST by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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