I'm really curious to see how everyone else scored on the "Bubble Test". I thought it might be interesting for us to share our scores on here, so comment on this post with your score!
Feel free to also say whether or not you thought your score was accurate, whether or not you think this is a good way to measure how isolated one is from mainstream American culture, or any questions on the test that particularly stood out to you.
My score was 56 and having grown up in a small city with middle-class parents (neither of whom attended college), I feel that this is pretty accurate. I found it interesting the way that Murray indirectly asks certain questions, such as asking if you had a close friend who could not get better than C grades even if they tried really hard instead of asking about IQ scores, and asking whether you lettered in something in high school rather than simply asking if you attended a public or private school. It is clear that Murray put a lot of thought into his questions in order to find out a lot of information in as few questions as possible, making it an effective way to measure how in touch one is with American culture.
I hope you are all having a great weekend; happy studying!
This blog serves the honors section of our introductory course on American politics (Claremont McKenna College Government 20) for the fall of 2023.
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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html
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