Citizenship Test

[Brown]

Here is a sample citizenship test that you might find interesting. Click the "Could you pass?" link. According to this site, questions similar to those in this quiz are asked during a naturalization interview.

Being somewhat "hindered" by my voucher-less Iowa public school education, I nevertheless scored 100 percent on 100 questions. There was only one question (pertaining to a detail of immigration procedure) to which I was less than 100 percent certain of my answer.

There are some Iowa-based questions on the test, but in my judgment, those questions should be answerable by those who keep up with current events in the USA. For example, Iowa's senators are often in the news (one of them seems to appear on "60 Minutes" quite a bit), and Iowa's governor's name was floated as a potential vice presidential nominee this year.

It can be argued that some of the questions and answers are, strictly speaking, not quite right; but for general purposes of citizenship, they are a good start.

 

[Tmy]

I didnt think speaking/reading/writing english is a requirement.

 

[Kerberos]

Here is a sample citizenship test that you might find interesting. Click the "Could you pass?" link. According to this site, questions similar to those in this quiz are asked during a naturalization interview.

Being somewhat "hindered" by my voucher-less Iowa public school education, I nevertheless scored 100 percent on 100 questions.

100 questions? I only got twenty, I got 85% BTW.

 

[TragicMonkey]

I didn't do so well, mainly because I was enchanted by the idea that the president lives in the Mayflower, and that the Police were a branch of government. (Provided that Sting doesn't get to write any environmental policies.)

What color are the stars on the flag? I recalled a Simpsons episode when Betsy Ross comes in the room and tells George Washington "I got the white stars on, but couldn't fit the blue diamonds, green clovers, or purple horseshoes."

 

[darling]

I could, and I did.

They only ask you ten questions (all from the "sample" pool) but they are not multiple choice. I'm not even sure how many you need to get right.


Tmy - yup, it is.

 

[BPSCG]

Got 99 right (missed the one that asks which amendment doesn't address voting rights).

I think anyone who can't get at least an 80 shouldn't be allowed to vote or procreate.

 

[BPSCG]

I didnt think speaking/reading/writing english is a requirement.

Good thing for you, hey Tmy?

 

[Brown]

Re: Re: Citizenship Test

100 questions? I only got twenty, I got 85% BTW.

To get the next 20 questions, click the "Answer the next 20 questions" link.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Re: Re: Re: Citizenship Test

To get the next 20 questions, click the "Answer the next 20 questions" link.

Lol. That should count as a citizenship question.

 

[aerocontrols]

99/100

I missed the question about the name of the form to file to petition to be naturalized...

The Iowa questions weren't so hard...

 

[fishbob]

96 / 100. I don't care about Iowa. I missed every question about Iowa. Although I did know that Tom Arnold is not an elected official from Iowa.

 

[Brown]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Citizenship Test

Lol. That should count as a citizenship question.

Actually, the way the test is set up, you get a score and an evaluation after the first 20 questions, so it's easy to conclude that the test ends after 20 questions.

 

[Grammatron]

99/100 only because I did not know who the Iowa senators were. Would have been perfect if it was for California.

I'm at a bit of an adventage since I learned all these questions for my citizenship test about 5 years ago.

 

[Brown]

96 / 100. I don't care about Iowa. I missed every question about Iowa. Although I did know that Tom Arnold is not an elected official from Iowa.

I would hope that you got the question about the capital correct. Citizens should know the state capitals.

Which reminds me. Here's a question that surprises some people: How do the citizens of Kentucky pronounce the name of their state capital: "LOO-ee-vil" or "LOO-uh-vil"?

Neither. The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort.

 

[Seismosaurus]

"Correct!

You answered 16 items out of 20 correctly.

Your score is 80%. Good score! You know more about the U.S.A. than most people."


Not bad, considering that I've never even been there.

 

[Tmy]

Good thing for you, hey Tmy?

HA! I notcied that too. I edited the sentence but didnt bother to re-read.

Is the english thing new? I know people who have become citizens without being able to reda/write ingles'.

 

[Kerberos]

Ignore this post, dumb mistake.

 

[El Greco]

I got 75% which is humiliating, considering that most Americans would have gotten a greater percentage in a similar test about Greece.

 

[TragicMonkey]

I got 75% which is humiliating, considering that most Americans would have gotten a greater percentage in a similar test about Greece.

Us Americans don't need to go all the way over to Africa to Greece to know all about it.

 

[drkitten]

I got 75% which is humiliating, considering that most Americans would have gotten a greater percentage in a similar test about Greece.

I doubt it. Most Americans would have difficult finding Greece on a map. Questions about the detailed structure of the Greek government -- even simple ones whether Greece has a President, a Prime Minister, or both -- would almost certainly be beyond your average American. Similarly, questions about the internal structure of Greece -- even simple ones, like what the name of the administrative districts (states? provinces? territories? counties? parishes?) are -- would be difficult.

I suspect you underestimate the ignorance and provincialism of "most Americans."