Graduates Know Even Less About History (Take The Quiz!)

Madison.com ^ | September 19, 2007 | Anita Weier

[NTHockey]

“You answered 52 out of 60 correctly — 86.67 %”

Thank you.

[Libertarian444]

Got 53/60.

Did fine on the economics and Constitution and political theory parts; didn’t do quite as well on all the dates and battles questions (I always get those mixed up).

[Pan_Yan]

I got 51 answers right, but decided since it doesn't affect my salary I won't argue any of the wrong ones.

[Waryone]

I used Firefox and scored 54 out of 60 (90%). I didn’t have any problems.

[colorado tanker]

95%

[proxy_user]

Shall we post some hard history questions?

OK, I’ll start.

Which list is in the correct chronological sequence:

1. Stalingrad, Kursk Salient, Kasserine Pass

2. Protectorship, Glorious Revolution, Restoration

3. Sumter, Gettysburg, Manassas

4. Defenestration of Prague, Peace of Westphalia, Execution of Charles I

5. Summer of Love, Altamont, Woodstock

[don-o]

I got 90. Missed a couple about economics and date of womens suffrage

[TC Rider]

I got an 85%.

Not bad for a high skool edukation.

[tickmeister]

82%,not good. I’m a technical guy, engineering school, haven’t had a history course since high school back in 1963. What I know of these questions is just what I have heard by hanging around on street corners.

[FortWorthPatriot]

You answered 41 out of 60 correctly — 68.33 %
Average score for this quiz during September: 75.0%
Average score since September 18, 2007: 75.0%

I'm disappointed in myself...

[tickmeister]

82%,not good. I’m a technical guy, engineering school, haven’t had a history course since high school back in 1963. What I know of these questions is just what I have heard by hanging around on street corners.

[eyedigress]

I haven’t been in school since the 80’s and some of this caught me off guard. I’m in hardware test engineering and the economics questions along with the civics were kinda tough for me. I’m satisfied with my score.

[TrueKnightGalahad]

Nice - I got 56, so you beat me by one. :-) OTOH, I don’t agree with the ‘correct’ answers of the three of the questions I missed (the fourth, well, I just didn’t know the answer). Frightening that students at top universities have done so poorly; I wonder if they graduate knowing much more than how to Google.

[ronnie raygun]

Why does this suprise anyone, college is the indoctrination center for the socialist liberal fiends and thier warped idiology of America the terrible!

[SKI NOW]

Trying my best to bring that F average up. Scored 88.3%

Not surprised by the college results though. Spend their days learning about diversity.

[IronJack]

Got 85 percent. I have degrees in English, Mass Communications, Chemistry, and Computer Science.

[Clara Lou]

I guessed right!

[eyedigress]

#5 looks possible.

[pianomikey]

71%. The questions were much harder than the samples provided in the essay.

[Captainpaintball]

86.67 % (52 of 60), and that was while watching The Right Stuff at the same time! I can't find a good job, and these Ivy Leege kollege gradjooates have the world handed to them on a silver platter.

How come they didn't test Hillsdale students?