Test Your Religious Literacy

[smartestnumber5]

I was watching the Colbert Report which mentioned this article "Americans get an 'F' in religious literacy" (http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-03-07-teaching-religion-cover_N.htm) which reports that 60% of Americans can't name 5 of the 10 Commandments and 50% of high school seniors think Sodom and Gemorah were a married couple .

The article includes a "religious literacy" test. I got a 72 out of 100 points--not bad for an atheist! (I owe it all to that Catholic School education.)

What's your score?

 

[singingpixie]

74, and there were a couple of "oh yeah, duh!" moments when I read the answers to the ones I missed.

 

[juligrl]

78 and I had a few "duh!" moments myself!

 

[autumnbaby9]

yep I failed (but I knew I would ). Intersting read though.

 

[MrsKreamer]

78 and at least 2 duh moments...

 

[Crankyshank]

80. Not bad for a "Godless heathen"

 

[freckles and boo]

Buddhism did me in. I scored a 70, and that is only because I am married to a nice Catholic boy.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

I was raised without any kind of religious teaching. I scored a whopping 16.

 

[Fitswimmer]

Buddhism and Hinduism did me in too. I did ok on the rest.

 

[BuckNaked]

84 because I couldn't remember two of the commandments, I didn't know the tenets of Buddhism, and though I knew Ramadan was a Muslim holiday, I didn't know what is was for (I knew they fasted for a month, but I thought the question was looking for what was being celebrated).

 

[Monte Cristo]

50 with 4 years of catholic HS hell....

 

[Laura]

I got 80. I guess we godless heathens know our religious stuff, Crankyshank. I noticed most of the questions were about Judeo-Christian beliefs, though.

 

[brerrabbit]

88 Hinduism and Buddist were the only ones I had no idea of, although I did miss one commandment.

 

[BuckNaked]

I noticed most of the questions were about Judeo-Christian beliefs, though.

Understandable, since Christianity and Judaism most likely comprise the majority of religious belief in America.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

I scored 92. The "Four Noble Truths" messed me up. I did alright on everything else

 

[dodukes]

wow i am with the I failed category, but only cuz i couldnt remeber anything fro buddhisma nd hindusim which actaully i took a class in in college taht i loved. guess what you dont review you lose, wont even reveal my score but its low!! it would win the limbo award for low...LOL