Saturday, November 13, 2004

"Not all Americans are Stupid" Quiz

I saw this link on an anti-hierarchy "Catholic" site and thought it might be interesting to check it out.

There are 20 questions....the "Profile" I received the first time after the test stated:
You have an impressive understanding of the world for an American. It is likely that you feel intellectually isolated in your home country, and often have to hide your opinions from others. Deep down, you realise that your country is the single biggest threat to world peace in modern times, but you have not yet summoned up the courage to emigrate.
The second time:
If you are American, the only way you got this score is by doing the quiz 50 times, and memorizing the correct answers. You need to approach the world in a less aggressively competitive way and learn to live with your inadequacies, rather than seeking to feel through bigotry and false national pride.
The third time:
You know very little about the world, and less still about history. No wonder you are in no position to form intelligent opinions of your own about current affairs. You are an insular xenophobe who regurgitates bigotry and false pride. It is thanks to people like you that Americans are reviled and ridiculed throughout the world.

When I took the Quiz as a non-American, the first profile I received was:
Well done. You have a fairly good understanding of the world and its history.
And this was after deliberately giving several false answers...Go figure.

Here is the link.

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