Ignorance of history is the most tragic thing.
Most Americans think that knowledge of the history and principles of the American Revolution is important.
So far, so good.
Most Americans think they know a lot about the history and principles of the American Revolution.
That's the illusion.
Only three percent of adults gave themselves a failing grade on the subject before they took an actual quiz on it given by the American Revolution Center.
Nearly 83 percent of them actually failed the the test. They answered only an average of 44 percent correct out of 27 questions.
That's beyond sad. That's pathetic.
I took an abbreviated 10-question quiz, and I scored 90%. One of my right answers was a guess, but only one. Check out the PDF of the quiz by clicking the link above and see how much you thought you knew about history.
Hope the phrase "don't know much" doesn't apply to you.
So far, so good.
Most Americans think they know a lot about the history and principles of the American Revolution.
That's the illusion.
Only three percent of adults gave themselves a failing grade on the subject before they took an actual quiz on it given by the American Revolution Center.
Nearly 83 percent of them actually failed the the test. They answered only an average of 44 percent correct out of 27 questions.
That's beyond sad. That's pathetic.
I took an abbreviated 10-question quiz, and I scored 90%. One of my right answers was a guess, but only one. Check out the PDF of the quiz by clicking the link above and see how much you thought you knew about history.
Hope the phrase "don't know much" doesn't apply to you.
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