Could you pass the test to become an American citizen?

RACastanet · Post by **RACastanet** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:28 pm

Here is the link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13442226/

Yep, I got 20 out of 20 without using any references. Give it a try to see how you do.

Rich

Mary S · Post by **Mary S** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:52 pm

65-80%: Hey, you may make a good citizen yet! Look at your wrong answers and a little revision should do the trick.

13/20

(I'm comin' along....)

Try this one - under the "Take our quiz" part.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/becomingcanadian ... _quiz.html#

It will be interesting to compare results.

NEB · Post by **NEB** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:44 am

3 wrong answers

DAMN!

Although not too many people will know the various ammendments that way.

Still....

damn it.

RACastanet · Post by **RACastanet** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:48 am

Oh well, no Canadian citizenship today... 11 out of 20. But, that is without reading the study guide. Maybe next year.

Rich

Jake Steinmann · Post by **Jake Steinmann** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:05 am

17 out of 20. Should have been 18 out of 20, but I didn't read one of the answers carefully enough.

Of course, I also earn at least part of my living teaching people how to beat multiple choice tests, and got a couple of answers using strategies applicable to the SAT, rather than actually knowing the answer.

Still, better than I expected. Go me.

Gene DeMambro · Post by **Gene DeMambro** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:14 am

19 out of 20. Didn't know the Amendments well enough. Got the one that asks which INS form to use toapply for citizenship, evn though I had no clue.

Gene

IJ · Post by IJ » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:01 pm

18, which just goes to show you that test taking skills don't make you a decent citizen. I would prefer to see a functional test rather than a factoid test, in other words, information about how to use your rights and not about the year they were enumerated. WHY matters but less so what the first 13 states were.

stuff · Post by **stuff** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:29 pm

14 out of 20
70%
Guess they will just have to deport me

Willy · Post by **Willy** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:19 pm

18/20 0n American test

20/20 On Canadian test

Do I get a green card?

Whoops, still need some job skills.

I agree with Ian, regurgitating dates just indicates an ability to remember dates. Far more important that the candidate understands and embraces the principles the nation was founded under.

stuff · Post by **stuff** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:40 pm

When my grandparents applied for citiizenship they had to know as much about the US as a born and raised person did. Next, they had to have a working ability with the english language; speak, read and write since their Naturalization test was only in English, can't read and write in english; can't pass test. Back to Russia they would have to go. Back then they booted people out of the US or denied citizenship very quickly.

Funny in this country now it is my understanding the hispanics have their test available in spanish. Grrrrrrrrrrrr

That would be another subject beyond this thread to go into that.

Rising Star · Post by **Rising Star** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:17 pm

19 of 20. The naturalization form question got me but then again since my european ancestors came over in the early 1600's and my aboriginal ancestors were here long before that, the naturalization forms were not an issue!

John