A Tough Test - To Lighten Up Partisan Lines

A Tough Test

This test is not supposed to be an easy one. (It’s very hard) The website reports that the average score was 49% and college professors averaged about 55%.

Intercollegiate Studies Institute - Educating for Liberty

I don't know if you can take this test more than once so you might take what people say is their actual score with a grain of salt. On my first and only try I got 29 out of 33 right for a percentage of 87.88%

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %


Here are the 4 questions I missed:

Question: International trade and specialization most often lead to which of the following?
Your Answer:********
Correct Answer: ********

Question:If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer:*********
Correct Answer: **********

Question:What was the source of the following phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Your Answer:*******
Correct Answer: ********

Question:Which of the following fiscal policy combinations has the federal government most often followed to stimulate economic activity when the economy is in a severe recession?
Your Answer:*********
Correct Answer: *********

I'd like to thank my colleague for sending this to me.

 

You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

I missed:

Question: International trade and specialization most often lead to which of the following?

and

Question: The phrase that in America there should be a “wall of separation” between church and state appears in:


Notes:

• I still believe my answer was right on the first one I missed.
• I whittled it down to 2 answers (including the correct one) on the second one I missed but I guessed wrong.
• As an offset to that, the one other question I guessed on after getting it down to 2 possible answers was the Roosevelt/Supreme Court question but I got it right.

 

Way to go Stu! One of our GA's just took the test and also got 2 wrong. It's a tough test. You should pat yourself on the back!

 

Drat! I did no beat you! But then you did not beat me either.

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

 

Not too much patting. It just happens to be an area I am interested in and also took classes on in college (History and Government). I probably would do equally well on a computer geek test. Or an NFL test.

But, put up something about Geography or English literature or Hockey or a hundred other things and I will decline to embarrass myself. lol

 

When I used to play Trivial pursuit, geography was my bag. They were almost free passes. Now literature was nearly the opposite.

 

27... I really wish I hadn't changed one of my answers to the wrong one... second-guessed myself lol

 

It is a tough test. You did far better than the average.

 

Hopefully I won't remain at the bottom... (looks around) ...Where's De Orc? He should take the test lol

...no guarantee he'd score lower than me of course, but this is a test on Americana, so I have some hope.

 

I wouldn't worry too much about comparing your scores to other people's scores. Anyone can just keep taking the test until they get them all right. No real way to get an honest score from anyone really.

 

My 27 was honest! But, no worries boss... governments and politics are two of the weaker areas in my knowledge base, so I'm content with the score. And I got that score with a headache.

 

My guess is that you will remain on the bottom. That is not to say that you got the lowest score, but those who got lower will likely not post their score. That is what you get for being honest.

 

I'm fine with that. Honesty has it's own rewards... and I wouldn't trade them for anything.

 

You answered ​

28​

out of ​

33​

correctly — ​

84.85 %​

 

Way to burst IQ's bubble Steve.

 

Sonnnnoffffa....

...and Brits wonder why we didn't stay put!

 

Should have done better but was in a rush

 

Yeah, yeah, yeah... and you probably had one hand tied behind your back ... or might have said "It was so easy I decided to let a monkey do it instead"......just for that I say the Scots AND Northern Ireland AND the Falklands should all go for their independence.

 

Quite agree with you but have to ask what you got against the WELSH? and sorry but my monkey was a bit tooo busy

 

I thought you were gonna ask what I have against Argentina lol