Comments on: Civics Test http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:02:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: TCK http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24461 TCK Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:19:24 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24461 Boo yaH! 95% I wonder how many people actually got #58 right. PS History is an important part of civics. You answered 57 out of 60 correctly — 95.00 % Average score for this quiz during June: 71.0% Average score since September 18, 2007: 71.0% Answers to Your Missed Questions: Question #53 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it. Question #54 - D. can be reversed by government spending more than it taxes. Question #58 - B. An increase in the volume of commercial bank loans. Boo yaH! 95% I wonder how many people actually got #58 right.

PS History is an important part of civics.

You answered 57 out of 60 correctly — 95.00 %
Average score for this quiz during June: 71.0%
Average score since September 18, 2007: 71.0%

Answers to Your Missed Questions:

Question #53 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it.
Question #54 - D. can be reversed by government spending more than it taxes.
Question #58 - B. An increase in the volume of commercial bank loans.

]]> By: Regolith http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24422 Regolith Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:14:13 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24422 I took it yesterday; got it from "The Smallest Minority" blog. I got a 56/60. I can't remember exactly the ones I missed. I'm a Computer Science/Multimedia major still working on my bachelor's degree, but I also have a deep interest in history. I took it yesterday; got it from “The Smallest Minority” blog. I got a 56/60. I can’t remember exactly the ones I missed.

I’m a Computer Science/Multimedia major still working on my bachelor’s degree, but I also have a deep interest in history.

]]> By: Medicman http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24414 Medicman Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:58:38 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24414 I missed the same ones as you, Sebastian. Great minds think alike! LOL I missed the same ones as you, Sebastian. Great minds think alike! LOL

]]> By: Alcibiades McZombie http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24409 Alcibiades McZombie Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:08:25 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24409 I took it yesterday. I got a 57 out of 60. I missed the "just war question" (#36), the one about bonds (#58), and #50 ("more localized knowledge" sounded suspiciously like "buy local" to me...). They should also collect data about student majors and rank which majors are most civic-minded. I took it yesterday. I got a 57 out of 60. I missed the “just war question” (#36), the one about bonds (#58), and #50 (”more localized knowledge” sounded suspiciously like “buy local” to me…).

They should also collect data about student majors and rank which majors are most civic-minded.

]]> By: Snake http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24403 Snake Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:20:38 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24403 Interesting quiz. I used to consider myself an history buff and a civics nut but after scoring 80% it looks like I need to study a bit more. Interesting quiz. I used to consider myself an history buff and a civics nut but after scoring 80% it looks like I need to study a bit more.

]]> By: Jim W http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24377 Jim W Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:51:25 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24377 Not that I did poorly on it, but that is a crap quiz unless you care about memorizing trivia from early American history. Nothing substantial on there about the government actually works and way too much focus on memorizing dates of relatively unimportant events. You can have a perfectly good understanding of how the government works without knowing the names of civil war battles. Not that I did poorly on it, but that is a crap quiz unless you care about memorizing trivia from early American history. Nothing substantial on there about the government actually works and way too much focus on memorizing dates of relatively unimportant events.

You can have a perfectly good understanding of how the government works without knowing the names of civil war battles.

]]> By: Sanchez aka "Jack of All Trades" http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24374 Sanchez aka "Jack of All Trades" Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:52:35 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24374 "I took this a couple of weeks ago via “Liberty Zone”. I scored an 80% I believe (it was a couple of weeks ago). Not bad for a 36 YO E6 in the AF who’s only got a high school edukayshun. This is downright scary if I can outscore Harvard. I’m a veritable suuuuppperrrrr geeeeneeeuuusss, as Wyle Coyote once described himself…" Took it a few minutes ago and scored the same. And I ain't got nothing besides a gee ee dee. “I took this a couple of weeks ago via “Liberty Zone”. I scored an 80% I believe (it was a couple of weeks ago). Not bad for a 36 YO E6 in the AF who’s only got a high school edukayshun. This is downright scary if I can outscore Harvard. I’m a veritable suuuuppperrrrr geeeeneeeuuusss, as Wyle Coyote once described himself…”

Took it a few minutes ago and scored the same. And I ain’t got nothing besides a gee ee dee.

]]> By: hazmat97 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24373 hazmat97 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:26:06 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24373 I took this a couple of weeks ago via "Liberty Zone". I scored an 80% I believe (it was a couple of weeks ago). Not bad for a 36 YO E6 in the AF who's only got a high school edukayshun. This is downright scary if I can outscore Harvard. I'm a veritable suuuuppperrrrr geeeeneeeuuusss, as Wyle Coyote once described himself... I took this a couple of weeks ago via “Liberty Zone”. I scored an 80% I believe (it was a couple of weeks ago). Not bad for a 36 YO E6 in the AF who’s only got a high school edukayshun. This is downright scary if I can outscore Harvard. I’m a veritable suuuuppperrrrr geeeeneeeuuusss, as Wyle Coyote once described himself…

]]> By: RedneckInNY http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24371 RedneckInNY Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:04:42 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24371 History was never my strong subject when they were teaching this stuff in school. Maybe I'm gonna have to buy a really good history book and teach myself about it. Anybody have any history book suggestions? History was never my strong subject when they were teaching this stuff in school. Maybe I’m gonna have to buy a really good history book and teach myself about it. Anybody have any history book suggestions?

]]> By: Flash Gordon http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/06/civics-test/#comment-24370 Flash Gordon Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:57:30 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3692#comment-24370 I missed three, 31, 34 and 36. Looks like most college students do pretty lousy on it. I missed three, 31, 34 and 36. Looks like most college students do pretty lousy on it.

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