I’m Not The Only One

Okay, I just took an online quiz from the Chicago Tribune testing my knowledge of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain.

I scored 35% on Obama and 50% on McCain. I took both quizzes for fun, expecting I’d know more about Obama than about McCain. But according to this quiz, it is John McCain with whom I am more familiar.

How should I interpret these test results? Does knowing less about the candidate I’m supporting make me a less informed voter, or does knowing more about the candidate I’m not supporting make me a more informed voter?

Personally, I was expecting to score at least 75% on both candidates. Guess I’m not as informed as I thought I was. Although, I’m fairly certain most voters, regardless of who they support, would’ve gotten a lower score than myself.

In case you’ve already clicked on the links above and have just finished both tests, the parts of the tests I got right were their campaign platforms. The parts I failed were the questions regarding the Senators’ personal histories, although I found I knew much more about John McCain’s personal history than that of Obama’s. Still, I was expecting to score much higher than I actually did.

If you’ve gotten to the end of this entry without taking the tests, go do so now, and please share the results with the rest of the class.

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