Are you smarter than a Fox News viewer?

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American voters were quizzed on their knowledge of issues and facts raised in the 2010 midterm elections, in a survey by World Public Opinion, a project managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland.

Respondents were also asked where they get their news from: Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, newspapers, network TV news, public broadcasting.

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[+3] - hingehead - 12/22/2010I have a cabbage that's smarter than a Fox viewer.

I expected to score higher.

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@edgarblythe,

They weren't easy questions. One has to be a true policy wonk to get all of them correct.

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@tsarstepan,

Nah, you just need to get your news from more than one source and one type of media outlet.

I missed two. Forgot that Bush was also involved in the GM/Chrysler bail out and I figured views were evenly divided amongst economists that the health reform legislation would have a positive/negative effect on the budget.

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I got 2 wrong.

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@Butrflynet,

I too missed the Bush GM/Chrysler bailout connection.

I try to get my news from the NY Times, the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, NPR, and the Daily Show. My problem is I don't retain or recall economic news very well. Truth is I tend to run away from this type of depressing topic that fills me with dread and kneejerkish cynicism.

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@dyslexia,

You got a B- and I a C-. Perhaps a slug of George Dickel before taking the next test might give us a boost?

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@tsarstepan,

l got two wrong, the first because I tried to out think it re the long run, and I already forget which other one.

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@ossobuco,

I wonder who will be the first person to get every question correct (sans cheating).... Thomas maybe?

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I got 1 wrong. I guess CBC et al trump Fox too.

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@tsarstepan,

I double checked - the second one I missed was re the C of Commerce.

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One wrong, I thought the Auto bailout was all Obama.

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I got four wrong, but hey, I'm in a different country.

Obviously the Christian Science Monitor is a left wing mouthpiece....

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PS can someone PM me when Brandon9000 does the quiz?

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@hingehead,

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Obviously the Christian Science Monitor is a left wing mouthpiece....

LOL

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I got two wrong.

I have to admit I was guessing a bit at times.

Am I smarter than a Fox viewer?

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Ack. Missed 3. Same as some of you, the bailout tripped me up. Also, I was thinking "Iraq" when the question was "Afghanistan". Doh.

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@dlowan,

I have a cabbage that's smarter than a Fox viewer.

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I missed three of them--but i haven't paid that much attention to the bail out and its effects.

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I missed one - I thought our Fed income taxes had remained the same since January. I still don't know when or how they went down.

While I don't get all of my news from Fox, I would describe myself as a Fox News viewer.

I think the quiz is somewhat of a trick to get people to answer based on a too quick read of the question and their personal bias rather than fact.

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