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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: bj229r on March 18, 2012, 10:05:41 AM
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http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Of the 33 questions, perhaps 3 or 4 are debatable, but I find it sad that the average citizen gets less than 50% correct
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never really paid attention to my US History 1&2 classes..... and still got 60%. most of my answers were things that slipped my mind because I never use them.
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Some wierd wordings, but...
You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %
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Some wierd wordings, but...
You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %
yeah, that's what I got
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Some wierd wordings, but...
You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %
Same... You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %
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not trolling but what 3-4 questions did you find debatable?
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30/33
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You answered 24 out of 33 correctly — 72.73 %
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28/33
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29/33
The report is interesting:
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/2008/additional_finding.html
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29/33
The report is interesting:
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/2008/additional_finding.html
Figgers...two of the biggest current items of debate--Free markets vs centralized planning, and 'Wall of separation' were apparently news to 5 people out of 6...even worse so for elected officials
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not trolling but what 3-4 questions did you find debatable?
was just phraseology on a couple..always been a beef with me about multi-choice tests---you can be familiar with a subject, yet not be able to glean what answer they're looking for
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69.70% just as I suspected....i'm the dumbest one here :(
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30 of 33
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69.70% just as I suspected....i'm the dumbest one here :(
I got 60%....
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no bwayno.
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You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %
Some of the questions allowed the use of inference to make an educated guess. :noid
The three I missed - must've been reading comics in class that day, no excuse really, lol.
Incorrect Answers
Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt responded by threatening to:
Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of Congress
Correct Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views.
Question: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Your Answer: Declaration of Independence
Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address.
Question: The Puritans:
Your Answer: were Catholic missionaries escaping religious persecution
Correct Answer: stressed the sinfulness of all humanity.
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You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %
Some of the questions allowed the use of inference to make an educated guess. :noid
The three I missed - must've been reading comics in class that day, no excuse really, lol.
Incorrect Answers
Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt responded by threatening to:
I went through high school in 2 states, spent nearly a decade on and off in college, I only ever even HEARD of that in last few years....educators simply don't cover stuff that makes revered figures like FDR look bad
Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of Congress
Correct Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views.
Question: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Your Answer: Declaration of Independence
Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address.
Question: The Puritans:
Your Answer: were Catholic missionaries escaping religious persecution That's what I always remembered as well
Correct Answer: stressed the sinfulness of all humanity.
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Yeah, I was torn between those two definitions for puritans... I just didn't see puritans believing everyone is baaaaaaad... they were being hounded, they were Seperatist. meh. <edit> actually, the puritans were vehemently opposed to catholicism, so the whole question was meh. </edit>
Ditto on the FDR - but in defense of the main question - increasing the number of Justices on the SC (or decreasing for that matter) as an executive strategy (probably requiring the cooperation of Congress) was a day I must've missed. I'm sure it's right there in the Constitiution. Yes, by inference again:
Article III - The Judicial Branch
Section 1 - Judicial powers
The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
Meh. :noid
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Dangit, I was trying to do the red, and it refused!
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69.70% just as I suspected....i'm the dumbest one here :(
Knowledge and intelligence are two separate abilities. ;)
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Knowledge and intelligence are two separate abilities. ;)
So... is he ignorant or stupid? Or both? :rofl
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Judging someones intellect from this test is stupid and ignorant.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUdIUffMTkk
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Judging someones intellect from this test is stupid and ignorant.
<cough cough> says the guy with the D average <cough cough>
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and I got a 90 on the one Shane posted, which is the same questions but only about the government. Judging someone intellect by a test is stupid, and unreliable.
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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
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and I got a 90 on the one Shane posted, which is the same questions but only about the government. Judging someone intellect by a test is stupid, and unreliable.
Well....you were ready for them this time!
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Some of us arent old enough to have lived through everything on that test.
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Well...I'm old, not not 230+ years old...
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It was meant in jest
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Well...my beard is gray, my knee hurts when I walk...and I can't remember what I had for breakfast
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Well, I'm a canuck... let's see what I know :D
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You answered 21 out of 33 correctly — 63.64 %
Not bad :lol
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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Albert was calling you a stump. :aok
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Albert was calling you a stump. :aok
I hope you're joking.
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http://www.risingup.com/tests/get.cgi?testtype=Instrument_Rating&howmany=60
Ultra hard mode. Remember if you can't pass clearly you are a moron in all respects.
:rolleyes:
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You Texans sure are touchy
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You Texans sure are touchy
Couldn't pass the test?
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:lol I wondered how long it was going to be before national pride came into it :bolt:
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See how silly it is to judge someones intellect on a test?
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I'm not sure that they taught IFR approaches in high school? Musta been REALLY stoned THAT day....
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Some of the questions really felt like chest-thumping on the part of test makers, but the test was fair overall.
Question: In the area of United States foreign policy, Congress shares power with the:
Your Answer: United Nations
Correct Answer: president
Question: What was the main issue in the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858?
Your Answer: Do Southern states have the constitutional right to leave the union?
Correct Answer: Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories?
Question: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas would concur that:
Your Answer: all moral and political truth is relative to one’s time and place
Correct Answer: certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason
Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt responded by threatening to:
Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of Congress
Correct Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views
#1 I guess actually fighting the war is part of foreign policy, but that question didn't make it clear what aspect of foreign policy it was.
#2 They were still arguing about it in 1858? Oh... right, the Missouri Compromise never worked. No excuse there, we JUST studied that. :bhead :o
#3, and I call myself a student of philosophy... :o I guess I have a lot more studying to do!
#4, Well, I don't know what to say. I haven't studied it yet.
87%. That's 5% higher than my grade in AP US History I so far. I don't know whether to feel ashamed or pround. :uhoh
-Penguin
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Some of the questions really felt like chest-thumping on the part of test makers, but the test was fair overall.
Question: In the area of United States foreign policy, Congress shares power with the:
Your Answer: United Nations THERE's a shocker
Correct Answer: president
Question: What was the main issue in the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858?
Your Answer: Do Southern states have the constitutional right to leave the union?
Correct Answer: Would slavery be allowed to expand to new territories?
Question: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas would concur that:
Your Answer: all moral and political truth is relative to one’s time and place I guessed that as well
Correct Answer: certain permanent moral and political truths are accessible to human reason
Question: In 1935 and 1936 the Supreme Court declared that important parts of the New Deal were unconstitutional. President Roosevelt responded by threatening to:
Your Answer: override the Supreme Court’s decisions by gaining three-quarter majorities in both houses of Congress
Correct Answer: appoint additional Supreme Court justices who shared his views
#1 I guess actually fighting the war is part of foreign policy, but that question didn't make it clear what aspect of foreign policy it was.
#2 They were still arguing about it in 1858? Oh... right, the Missouri Compromise never worked. No excuse there, we JUST studied that. :bhead :o
#3, and I call myself a student of philosophy... :o I guess I have a lot more studying to do!
#4, Well, I don't know what to say. I haven't studied it yet.
87%. That's 5% higher than my grade in AP US History I so far. I don't know whether to feel ashamed or pround. :uhoh
-Penguin
Well, you're more knowledgeable than the kids who LIVE here (kids from Texas, for instance :D)
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20 of 33
sad.
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Well, you're more knowledgeable than the kids who LIVE here (kids from Texas, for instance :D)
LOOOOOOOOOOOOL at the first edit :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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Well, you're more knowledgeable than the kids who LIVE here (kids from Texas, for instance :D)
piss off
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The wording of some of those questions is :headscratch: at best. Still a pretty neat survey, 30/33. I'm a history major and still some of those questions were :headscratch:
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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: What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Your Answer: Declaration of Independence
Correct Answer: Gettysburg Address
Not sure why I missed an easy one? Just dumb luck I guess
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piss off
that wasn't on the multi-choice test!
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ResultsYou answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %
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.
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Not too bad, but I'm into the Constitution and keeping it from being perverted.