more than a little US centric

[rkt]

one of the blogs on my feed informed me that as of october 1, ICE has changed their US naturalization test. ICE claims it was just a simple re-writing, no biggie.
however, i'm less certain and, quite frankly, call shenanigans.

not only is the new test linguistically more complex, it's down right more ridiculous.

in the spirit of happiness and testing, let me reach out to you, dear readers, and ask a few not-so random questions from the new test to see how you do.

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

61 Why did the colonists fight the British?

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

answers and full test

previous test

answers in the comments

Comments

AND THE ANSWERS ARE....

[rkt.livejournal.com]

36
(any 2) A: Secretary of Agriculture
A: Secretary of Commerce
A: Secretary of Defense
A: Secretary of Education
A: Secretary of Energy
A: Secretary of Health and Human Services
A: Secretary of Homeland Security
A: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
A: Secretary of Interior
A: Secretary of State
A: Secretary of Transportation
A: Secretary of Treasury
A: Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
A: Secretary of Labor
A: Attorney General

61.
: because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
A: because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
A: because they didn't have self-government

67
A: (James) Madison
A: (Alexander) Hamilton
A: (John) Jay
A: Publius

68
A: U.S. diplomat
A: oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
A: first Postmaster General of the United States
A: writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac"
A: started the first free libraries

88
A: Missouri (River)
A: Mississippi (River)

Re: AND THE ANSWERS ARE....

[kaygigi.livejournal.com]

what about the BIFOCALS!!!!!!!1111

Re: AND THE ANSWERS ARE....

[rkt.livejournal.com]

bifocals are not an acceptable answer. you fail.

Re: AND THE ANSWERS ARE....

[kaygigi.livejournal.com]

All I wanted was citizenship... and the ability to both read and see distance without changing my glasses... and because/without Ben Franklin... I get neither...
::sob::

Re: ben franklin

[rkt.livejournal.com]

same here. apparently we both fail at citizenship.