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Title: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: CG6468 on January 12, 2012, 10:47:59 AM: What's yer score? I got 81.82%.

Civic Literacy Exam (http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692)
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: Chris_ on January 12, 2012, 10:59:23 AM: You answered 30 out of 33 correctly — 90.91 %

I changed my answer on two of them at the last minute and got them wrong. :p
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: Maxiest on January 12, 2012, 11:01:06 AM: 72.73 %

I missed a couple that I knew the answer once they showed it to me. There were a few I just didn't know.
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: NHSparky on January 12, 2012, 11:20:10 AM: You answered 33 out of 33 correctly â€” 100.00 %
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: thundley4 on January 12, 2012, 11:24:26 AM: Quote
You answered 31 out of 33 correctly â€” 93.94 %

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: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas would concur that:

Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:

I changed my answer on the second missed question to the wrong one. :banghead:
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: docstew on January 12, 2012, 11:33:37 AM: Quote
You answered 31 out of 33 correctly â€” 93.94 %

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.

I'll take it
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: Eupher on January 12, 2012, 11:37:15 AM: You answered 30 out of 33 correctly â€” 90.91 %

I missed the philosopher question; and a couple of economic questions.

I'm okay with this.
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: Eupher on January 12, 2012, 11:38:02 AM: Quote from: NHSparky on January 12, 2012, 11:20:10 AM
You answered 33 out of 33 correctly â€” 100.00 %

Nice job, Sparky. :cheersmate:
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: Mike220 on January 12, 2012, 11:57:10 AM: You answered 31 out of 33 correctly â€” 93.94 %

Not bad.
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: Maxiest on January 12, 2012, 12:13:15 PM: Well, thus far I am the Stupidest of the Smartest. :cheersmate:
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: ConservativeMobster on January 12, 2012, 04:13:06 PM: Quote from: Maxiest on January 12, 2012, 12:13:15 PM
Well, thus far I am the Stupidest of the Smartest. :cheersmate:

wanna bet?
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: DefiantSix on January 12, 2012, 04:46:07 PM: 30 out of 33. 90.91%.
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: thundley4 on January 12, 2012, 05:01:33 PM: A test like that would be a start as a requirement to vote. Hell, it would probably disqualify half of congress from voting.
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: DefiantSix on January 12, 2012, 05:57:46 PM: Quote from: thundley4 on January 12, 2012, 05:01:33 PM
A test like that would be a start as a requirement to vote. Hell, it would probably disqualify half of congress from voting.

Especially if it included any kind of questions about the real limitations of the "Commerce clause".
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: MrsSmith on January 12, 2012, 09:03:14 PM: 31 out of 33! :-)
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: Rugnuts on January 12, 2012, 11:15:32 PM: 26/33
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: Karin on January 13, 2012, 10:30:35 AM: 30/33.

Was a little surpised to see Socrates on the quiz, but that's OK.
Title: Re: Civic Literacy Exam
Post by: BlueStateSaint on January 13, 2012, 11:35:38 AM: You answered 28 out of 33 correctly â€” 84.85 %

Two that I got wrong, I misread. :banghead: