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    Default Tough civic literacy quiz...

    I got an 83...this is a toughie...

    http://www.americancivicliteracy.org...rces/quiz.aspx

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    Default Re: Tough civic literacy quiz...

    I read about this in the news. They say that a lot of Ivy League students couldn't pass it. I'd chalk it up to 1) having other majors, and 2) the large number of international students.

    I'm too pukey to take it right now, but my bro got a 90. He's a history major.

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    Default Re: Tough civic literacy quiz...

    That was a tuff test ... I got an 87.

    I would also say that a lot of this stuff is knowledge you acquire after school - either through living in the world or just more exposure to history and government from books and TV even - thanks History Channel!!!

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    Default Re: Tough civic literacy quiz...

    It's a bullshit test. It's designed to be difficult in a dishonest way. Example (and this is as far as I bothered to go):

    9) The War of 1812:
    A. was a decisive victory for the United States over Spain.
    B. was a stalemate.
    C. established America as the leading power in the world.
    D. enhanced Robert E. Lee's reputation as America's most talented general.
    E. was confined only to sea battles.

    A, C, D, and E are all absolutely wrong. That leaves B as the correct answer, which is so not how I would describe the outcome. The U.S. got what it wanted. Stalemate? Oooo-kay. I call BS!
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    Default Re: Tough civic literacy quiz...

    I scored 61. something-percent...Considering I have been out of school for a decade I guess I did OK.

    (It did give me a yucky flashback of studying very hard for my 8th grade Civics exam and only barely passing. NOW I'm going to have nightmares about Thomas Jefferson & Henry Kissinger spanking me, thanks a lot, Mr, Hyde!)

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