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Originally Posted by Quixote
This is a terrific test, and it shows results in a number of ways. It surely indicates that the majority of Americans don't know what's going on. It's astonishing that so many people got fewer than half right. The results say that 80% of the (voting) public doesn't have a clue, and that's pretty scary.
There are no tricks here – just a simple test to see if you are current on this information. This is quite a good quiz, and the results are somewhat shocking. Test your knowledge with the challenge of 12 questions, then be ready to shudder when you see how others did. If you get fewer than half correct, please cancel your voter registration!
The News IQ Quiz | Pew Research Center |
Nice to see you posting again
I took your quiz and scared well. I think it is more of a general knowledge test, and it should have been easy for the majority of
educated people and therein lies the problem in today's world. From observing my own grandchildren, their knowledge of technology is far beyond me, but their general knowledge of our world in general is lacking when compared to people of our generation. This could be attributed to not reading a newspaper - I get much of my world news from the internet, but there is nothing as good as opening a really good newspaper and seeing the events and photos laid out before you. Personally, I find knowledge much easier to retain when it is presented in paper form. Perhaps one's eye moves too fast when on the computer.