Civic Literacy quiz

[b etor]

oh snap. i failed. history is my worst subject

 

[Warman17]

you answered 56 out of 60 correctly — 93.33 %
Average score for this quiz during September: 75.1%
Average score since September 18, 2007: 75.1%

Answers to Your Missed Questions:
Question #36 - D. The authority of a legitimate sovereign.
Question #43 - A. A state that seeks to expand its power generates resistance by other states.
Question #58 - B. An increase in the volume of commercial bank loans.
Question #60 - B. social security.

 

[Irish Caesar]

^

That #36 is a strange question; is this something we should know the answer to?

 

[Bast]

I only got 39/60. But a lot of these questions were on American history and I had no idea for those.

Well at least I passed.

 

[malclave]

oh snap. i failed. history is my worst subject

No Harvard for you! You'll have to settle for someplace like Cornell, Carnegie-Mellon, or Berkeley.

 

[Bast]

So 65% a good score for a non-American? Seriously, some of the American stuff I had no idea. Bay of Pigs?

 

[jeps]

83.33% - 50/60 (I know minor details of American History, not that much)

But I still did make stupid mistakes.

 

[GinandTonic]

Bay of Pigs?

Something of a biggie for all of us, or rather very nearly was the biggie.

 

[Fëanor]

You answered 42 out of 60 correctly — 70.00 %
lol, i had 15 errors in the first 30 questions and 3 errors in the last 30

There were about 4 questions that i answered wrong just because i did not take the time to carefully read and answer them but i truly had/have no idea what legal ruling was a "landmark" ruling on whatever issue, nor i could place quotes and deeds of all early presidents and "Founding Fathers" questions.

 

[Aramazd]

Got 53 out of 60 - 88.33%
At least I did better than most people.

 

[b etor]

No Harvard for you! You'll have to settle for someplace like Cornell, Carnegie-Mellon, or Berkeley.

the food at cornell... omg YUM!

 

[FoxURA]

The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion attempt of Castor's Cuba during the Cold War era. The plan was to finance immigrant Cubans and give them support to take back Cuba from Castro. Unfortunately the president at the time, I think it was Kennedy, didn't give them air support out of concern of provoking a response from the Soviet Union. As a result the debacle turned into a slaughter.

(And all of that from memory too )

 

[puglover]

78.33% Not bad for a high school senior I'd say.

Every highschool student should be required to pass a test exactly like this before graduating.

Ah, yes. More test-dependency in students. Just what we need.

 

[FoxURA]

Perhaps... But unless those tests are tests of actual knowledge, skills, and world events they are useless as an indicator.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

You answered 52 out of 60 correctly — 86.67 %

For an undergrad at a college you've never heard of!

 

[Norton II]

Got all 60 right, which is about what I expected.

 

[FoxURA]

Show off

 

[Japanrocks12]

Got all 60 right, which is about what I expected.

but as a secessionist, why does it matter? wouldn't you rather show off your prowess with CSA civics?

 

[Norton II]

Show off

but as a secessionist, why does it matter? wouldn't you rather show off your prowess with CSA civics?

It ain't bragging if it's true, right?

Anyway, the CSA's civics were Representation, Free Speech (mostly), Slavery, Decentralization, and Free Religion (mostly).

On a serious note, the CSA's constitution was pretty much the same as the USA's, except that it prohibited protective tarriffs and enshrined slavery. The first difference was good, the second wasn't.

 

[FoxURA]

Only if it is true, in which case... Don't get to the point of arrogance.


I prefer cocky much better.