Reply #89: An interesting quiz [View All]

I scored 86.67%. Like many, I goofed up on some econ questions. I found the econ courses I had in undergrad (macro and micro) a bit dry, but I should brush up on the concepts again one of these days. I also made a few mistakes on theoretical questions about the "balance of powers" and "just wars". I also noticed the subtle conservative bias in some of their questions so it did not surprise me it was a conservative organization affiliated with the National Review.

I'll admit that I didn't find it an "easy" quiz, and I find it understandable that many freshman would not score extraordinarily well on it. But it's incredible that there is not that much improvement among seniors. One thing to keep in mind is that those whose interests gravitate towards history and politics will do well in this exam.

Ultimately, if these are the results from arguably the most prestigious university in the nation, I can only imagine what the results would be from a large state university (like where I graduated from). I do recall a history course with clueless stares when the professor asked who Donald Rumsfeld was. Keep in mind, this was during the '04 election season.

General education is a huge problem and as we've seen, there is a lot of ignorance. The best indicator is given by the answer by the question "Did Saddam play a role in 9/11?"