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November 30, 2008
Americans Fail a Basic Test
By Pat Pacer
Can you honestly post your results here?
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Americans Fail a Basic Test on Their History and Institutions
Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen is? 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.
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx
I must admit having a BA in the BS of politics, I scored lower than I expected, but did better than many of our educators. Can you take the test without cheating and then post your honest results here?
My results:
You answered 25 out of 33 correctly — 75.76 %
Average score for this quiz during November: 78.1%
Average score: 78.1%