American Civic Literacy Quiz

[10871087]

Take the Quiz and post your results, I did better then average

My results:
You answered 30 out of 3390.91 %
Average score for this quiz during November: 77.9%
Average score: 77.9%


Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams.

Civic Literacy Report - Civics Quiz

[mjarbar]

You answered 20 out of 33 correctly — 60.61 %


Not bad I think considering I have not studied the US political system or economics in any detail.


I usually have enough trouble remembering stuff for the copiers

Does this also make me qualified to teach in American colleges???

[prntrfxr]

American Civic Literacy Quiz

You answered 24 out of 3372.73 %

I'm below average, but although I'm interested in the world around me, I'm not really into politics and civics was never one of my best subjects. So I did better than I thought. Maybe I should have done better, because I like history and a lot of the questions had to do with history.

[CDVMike]

25 of 33 75 %
Still above average but I thought I would do better.

[fixthecopier]

I got 25 of 33 for 75.76% It is not that I got 8 wrong, it is on those 8 people and the government have not come around to my way of thinking.

[blackcat4866]

I don't consider myself any sort of expert in government or history, so my 67% is probably deserved. I was hoping I would do better though. =^..^=

[10871087]

It is not that I got 8 wrong, it is on those 8 people and the government have not come around to my way of thinking.

I'll give you three bonus points for you reasoning which moves you up to about 85%-90%. I think you should run for office, good job.

[Shadow1]

You answered 28 out of 3384.85 %


...although I do admit to guessing at 1 or 2 of them.

[david1972]

civic lesson

I missed 5: One was just plain dumb, one I should have gotten, but went brain dead and question #27 I had to take issue with. Two others I didn't agree with entirely, but got right (according to the test suppliers.

Interesting choice of questions. Some had nothing to do with American civics, so didn't understand why they were included.

[Baphomet]

Got 100%, after 5 tries and using Google. Otherwise I got the lowest score posted so far. It's pretty bad when folks from other countries no more about the USA than I do. I guess I'll go sulk (or back to school).

[fixthecopier]

The stuff people should know, but do not know, would fill a book. Problem is nobody would pick it up and read it.

[david1972]

Civic lesson

Sad, but true, for most people. I'd say a lot of what people these days believe to be historically accurate comes from the movies. Since it is an entertainment medium, the writers and producers have a great deal of flexibility to promote or ignore important facts and nuances.

Then again, what should be in the history and civic books used in schools today, isn't. For example (I just read about this in the NY Times and learned about it in History of Florida while in College) the first pilgrims to the New World were French and set up their community in North East Florida, long before the English settlers set foot on Plymouth Rock. And truth be told, the New World wasn't very tolerante when it came to religion.

[paul bristol uk]

You answered 18 out of 3354.55 %

Well I am British

[pjdbm]

Got 100%, after 5 tries and using Google. Otherwise I got the lowest score posted so far. It's pretty bad when folks from other countries no more about the USA than I do. I guess I'll go sulk (or back to school).

Do NOT feel bad my friend, for being book smart is only half the battle.

I scored 79 but I am not ashamed, I know people who are book smart that would score 100% on this, who also locks their keys in the car and loses their wallet three times a year.

[mjarbar]

Do NOT feel bad my friend, for being book smart is only half the battle.

I scored 79 but I am not ashamed, I know people who are book smart that would score 100% on this, who also locks their keys in the car and loses their wallet three times a year.

Knowledge does not = wisdom. It is only a tool to be used!!!