A friend sent me a link to a sample test for US citizenship. The test says:
The questions
are usually selected from a list of 100 sample questions that
prospective citizens can look at ahead of the interview (though the
examiner is not limited to those questions). Some are easy, some are
not. We have picked some of the more difficult ones. Should you be welcomed immediately to the Land of the Free or sent home for some more homework? Find out!
Well, reading that these were "some of the more difficult" questions made me nervous. I would hate to fail. History was one of my favorite subjects back in school. But the good news is, I only missed one question which had to do with the form number to apply for naturalization; I never filled one out so hadn’t a clue.
My score was 95%. The results say:
85-100%: Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.)
So how did you do?
Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend. I’ve got my nose to the grindstone, finishing the book that I must send off on the 5th. No holiday for me, although I’ll be at a family picnic late on the 4th. It’s always good to be with family.
-rlh-
You did great. I got an 80%.
Here is an appropriate excerpt from the INS website.
“To become a citizen, one must take the oath of allegiance. By doing so, an applicant swears to: support the Constitution and obey the laws of the U.S.; renounce any foreign allegiance and/or foreign title; and bear arms for the Armed Forces of the U.S. or perform services for the government of the U.S. when required. In certain instances, where the applicant establishes that he or she is opposed to any type of service in armed forces based on religious teaching or belief, INS will permit these applicants to take a modified oath.”
I was a part of a citizenship ceremony once when a friend became a citizen … all spoke this oath … it was a very moving ceremony.
I wonder how many people born here would take that same oath?
Fun quiz! I scored the same as you- 95%. I had no earthly idea how to answer the INS form question…
You did wonderful. Me? Not quite as well, but still a proud citizen!
Wow! I did okay — need to brush up on a few areas! I did get the form right which goes to show that if you’re taking a test you might as well guess at the one/s/ you don’t know ’cause you have a chance of getting it right. I am a proud citizen and would take the oath willingly and proudly. Happy 4th of July to all and I am now going to get off the computer watch The Patriot with Mel Gibson. I get goosebumps everytime he carries that flag towards the british army near the end! God bless you all!