Fantastic Test: Civic Literacy Exam - Fun Too!!! - Page 2

CCIP · 05-21-11, 10:14 PM

The Plato question was the easiest one for me, but that's mostly because all I've been doing for the last few weeks is studying for my PhD exam where knowledge of Plato, Aristotle etc. will be one of the first things I'll be tested on

Stealhead · 05-21-11, 10:58 PM

Yeah I thought the last one was tricky(or second from last); the one about the dam or something and then says national defense in (). and still you are paying for anything that government does with taxes and people often complain about what there taxes pay for.

I think it should be timed as well to keep someone from simply opening another web page and cheating.

I'd say if you get 80% or higher fair and square then you did pretty good.

Sailor Steve · 05-21-11, 11:28 PM

It finally worked for me too.

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You answered 28 out of 33 correctly — 84.85 %

My failings were mostly the economic ones.

Stealhead · 05-21-11, 11:32 PM

Wow seems to be the average 27 or 28 correct.I should have thought to write down all the ones I missed it would interesting if most of us are missing the same ones.I bet that we are.

frau kaleun · 05-22-11, 12:22 AM

29 out of 33, 87.88%

Missed three of the economic ones, plus the one about FDR and the Supreme Court in 1935/36.

Hottentot · 05-22-11, 12:34 AM

Groo, me dumb foreigner, me get 66.67% good. Me go eat banana now. Then me apply for job as college educator. Get pay well and buy many more banana. Groooooooo.

Stealhead · 05-22-11, 12:37 AM

Well if you are not a US citizen I'd not expect you to do all that well we are supposed to know this stuff.

ReFaN · 05-22-11, 01:15 AM

17 out of 33, 51.52%

Never heard of most things, picked from the heart.

August · 05-22-11, 01:21 AM

You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 %

Platapus · 05-22-11, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

The Plato question was the easiest one for me, but that's mostly because all I've been doing for the last few weeks is studying for my PhD exam where knowledge of Plato, Aristotle etc. will be one of the first things I'll be tested on

Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?

Morons.

Good luck with your quals. Glad I have those behind me. Now all I have to do is finish my little paper and I am done.

mookiemookie · 05-22-11, 08:27 AM

Sadly the questions I missed were Econ 101!

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You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

Incorrect Answers
Question: If taxes equal government spending, then:
Your Answer: government debt is zero
Correct Answer: tax per person equals government spending per person on average

Question: International trade and specialization most often lead to which of the following?
Your Answer: an increase in a nation’s import tariffs
Correct Answer: an increase in a nation’s productivity

tater · 05-22-11, 12:38 PM

I got 100%.

Yeah, the "public good" answer was poorly worded, IMO, I agree. I knew what they wanted, so picked the right answer even though I was not technically sure it was right (I wanted to see "non-rival" and "non-exclusive").

nikimcbee · 05-22-11, 01:04 PM

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Free markets typically secure more economic prosperity than government’s centralized planning because:

What, no obamnuism? working on test now.

nikimcbee · 05-22-11, 01:08 PM

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You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %

I missed the abortion one; meh

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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: decreasing both taxes and spending Correct Answer: decreasing taxes and increasing spending

Torplexed · 05-22-11, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I missed the abortion one; meh

I betcha aced the Gettysburg Address one.

05-21-11, 10:14 PM	#16
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	The Plato question was the easiest one for me, but that's mostly because all I've been doing for the last few weeks is studying for my PhD exam where knowledge of Plato, Aristotle etc. will be one of the first things I'll be tested on __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

05-22-11, 12:34 AM	#21
Hottentot Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My private socialist utopia of Finland Posts: 1,918 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Groo, me dumb foreigner, me get 66.67% good. Me go eat banana now. Then me apply for job as college educator. Get pay well and buy many more banana. Groooooooo. __________________ Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда.

05-22-11, 01:15 AM	#23
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	17 out of 33, 51.52% Never heard of most things, picked from the heart. __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

05-22-11, 01:21 AM	#24
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,217 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You answered 29 out of 33 correctly — 87.88 % __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

05-22-11, 12:38 PM	#27
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I got 100%. Yeah, the "public good" answer was poorly worded, IMO, I agree. I knew what they wanted, so picked the right answer even though I was not technically sure it was right (I wanted to see "non-rival" and "non-exclusive"). __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

05-21-11, 10:58 PM	#17
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yeah I thought the last one was tricky(or second from last); the one about the dam or something and then says national defense in (). and still you are paying for anything that government does with taxes and people often complain about what there taxes pay for. I think it should be timed as well to keep someone from simply opening another web page and cheating. I'd say if you get 80% or higher fair and square then you did pretty good.

05-21-11, 11:32 PM	#19
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Wow seems to be the average 27 or 28 correct.I should have thought to write down all the ones I missed it would interesting if most of us are missing the same ones.I bet that we are.

05-22-11, 12:22 AM	#20
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	29 out of 33, 87.88% Missed three of the economic ones, plus the one about FDR and the Supreme Court in 1935/36.

05-22-11, 12:37 AM	#22
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Well if you are not a US citizen I'd not expect you to do all that well we are supposed to know this stuff.