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keswick - deport them to where? I passed but my ancestors are from Scotland, Ireland and England with a wee bit of German and Blackfoot as well. Do I get chopped up into bits or does my "one drop" make me eligible to stay in the US? I'm not flaming by any means, but I'm curious as to how deporting would work for us mutts.
85%. I should have known about the 7th amendment, dammit. And I didn't know which INS form it was, and I got the original colonies wrong (this was because I thought NH was part of Mass. at the time of the Declaration. Well, it was part of the Massachusettes Bay Colony for one short time, but that came to an end before the Revolution, so I lose).
I actually couldn't have passed this test if I'd had to supply the answers instead of doing a multiple test. And so many of the answers were giveaways. For instance, in the names of the original colonies questions, one names New Zealand as an original colony, one names 14 colonies, and one doesn't name New Hampshire when the other three do, so that narrowed it down nicely. I hope your actual citizenship test isn't this easy.
Hmm, got just one wrong on the Canadian version - the hockey question. But I don't find that an equivalent test. It's much more a trivial pursuit type test than a test on Canada's government and history the way the American test is.
deborah: i was trolling. i do think we'd be better off if people knew their history and civics better, though. :(
I should have guessed. :^P
And I agree, there's so much that isn't taught in school that should be. But I know part of the problem is making the subject interesting enough to, well, interest the kids.
45%!! Oh well, being British/eventually dual Canadian is enough.
Scored 16/20 on the Canadian one, though I think asking a hockey question is cheap, as I don't like or follow hockey and Celine Dion should never be mentioned, ever *just because*. Also I have the "usual" issue about the Toronto-heavy questions, you know how it is...... if there were more questions asked about Labrador or Nunavut, there'd be people failing left, right and centre.
Heh, one wrong on the Canadian test but that is because, as a Torontonian, I am not forbidden to select the "Montreal Canadians" on any test that would cast them in any positive light.
At least they developed the test so that it accurately assesses all the qualities of good citizenship. Not.
I wish the test was more like:
1. Is it ever okay to pee on the toilet seat?
a) Yes
b) No
2. When you're in a public shopping center and your cell phone rings, what is the proper action?
a) Answer the phone and carry on an inane conversation, loudly, because people around you are probably really interested in your fascinating life.
b) Ignore the call and return it when you have left the public shopping center.
c) This is a trick question. Cell phone ringers should be turned off in public places.
3) When in a movie theatre on your day off, which of the following is unacceptable behavior?
a) Using your outdoor voice to discuss the movie, as it happens, with your friend.
b) Using your indoor voice to discuss what So-and-So said to What's-Her-Name.
c) Chewing your popcorn with your mouth open.
d) All of the above.
4) Name a proper place to dispose of cigarette butts.
5) When finished with your grocery shopping, what is the correct thing to do with your shopping cart?
Etc.
In fact, I think this test should be given to all American-born citizens as well. It ought to weed out all the idiots. And then we can send them to Mexico so we can hate and fear them because they're not us.
Hmmmm. Am I the only one totally bothered by question #17?
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
* In search of gold
* To meet the Indians
* For religious freedom
* To escape the Revolutionary War
k...how about NONE OF THE FUCKING ABOVE? I know what answer they want -- the third one. The first is a bit closer to the truth. I am tired of this myth being perpetuated and ashamed (yes, ashamed!) that this would appear on a citizenship test. Pilgrims didn't come here for religious freedom. They had that in Holland, where they went first. What they wanted was economic freedom, money, wealth. They ran out of money and asked England for a handout and got some land, hence the journey westward. Doesn't sound like religious persecution to me.
What they wanted was economic freedom, money, wealth.
Exactly. The Mayflower was a commercial enterprise. It was funded by a group of private investors (known as the Merchant Adventurers). Of the 102 passengers on board only 50 were 'Pilgrims' (aka Separatists/Leideners) with the majority being folks recruited by the investors to establish a profitable community in the 'New World.'
90%. I got confused about Gonzales / Roberts, and I thought the Decider could declare war and then have Congress approve it. (And sciurus seems to back me on that).
I want to live where they have mudpuppie's test (except, hey! leave Mexico alone - shoot them into space or something).
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