Affirmative Action Aptitude Test

Multiple choice tests (such as the SAT and IQ) have been proven to give accurate measurements of aptitude and ability (which of course are partially based on genetics and race). This has led conservatives to create tests to measure political intelligence. This simple quiz will test your knowledge of affirmative action.

1. BLACK STUDENT is to UNDESERVING as LEGACY is to:

(A) QUALIFIED

(B) MERIT

(C) BETTER GENES

(D) DADDY'S MONEY

2. Affirmative action policies have produced which of the following results?

(A) Lower productivity in the American workplace.

(B) Increased laziness among women and minorities.

(C) An increase in the poverty rate among whites.

(D) An opportunity for Republican politicians to scapegoat Blacks and attract white voters.

3. Affirmative action policies were misguided from their conception because:

(A) All ethnic groups have suffered equal discrimination.

(B) Employers were already making a good faith effort to create a diverse labor force.

(C) The Bell Curve says so.

(D) They are inherently racist.

4. Affirmative action has outlived any usefulness it may have had because:

(A) American society is now completely equal and free from discrimination.

(B) It annoys whiny white males.

(C) Slavery ended over a century ago.

(D) Clarence Thomas doesn't like it.

5. If Blacks make up 13 percent of the population, but only own about 3 percent of the nation's small businesses, this proportion is:

(A) Just about right.

(B) Grossly unfair to whites.

(C) Way too high.

(D) Come on, what does it take to satisfy you people?

6. Charles Murray believes all of the following EXCEPT:

(A) Most Blacks are not qualified to hold their jobs.

(B) Black college enrollment is too high.

(C) Criminal behavior of Blacks is genetically based.

(D) A eugenics program could solve America's racial problems.

7. Blacks wouldn't need to rely on affirmative action if they would:

(A) Stop taking so many drugs.

(B) Develop a strong work ethic--just like Asians.

(C) Stop blaming whites for all of their problems.

(D) All of the above.

8. Which of the following are examples of the "meritocracy" that exists in America today?

(A) The "old boys network."

(B) The glass ceiling.

(C) Political patronage.

(D) All of the above.

9. White males are entitled to:

(A) First consideration for every job and educational opportunity.

(B) Blame affirmative action programs for the decline in real wages in America.

(C) Question the qualifications of any woman or minority.

(D) Maintain a patriarchal, racist, exclusionary society.

10. All of the following support affirmative action EXCEPT:

(A) Closet socialists.

(B) Feminazis.

(C) Counter-culture McGoverniks.

(D) Normal Americans.

11. Realistic alternatives to affirmative action include:

(A) The invisible hand.

(B) White America's enduring sense of fair play.

(C) Welfare (if reduced and distributed as a block grant), since most Blacks don't want to work anyway.

(D) Prison.

12. REVERSE RACISM is to AFFIRMATIVE ACTION as RACISM is to:

(A) SLAVERY

(B) SEGREGATION

(C) JIM CROW

(D) LYNCHING

13. Which of the following facts should be excluded from a debate about whether there is a "level playing field" in America today?

(A) The Black unemployment rate is twice as high as the white unemployment rate.

(B) Overall, women only earn 71 percent of what their male counterparts earn.

(C) Black borrowers still face discrimination from home mortage lenders.

(D) All of the above.

14. A Black woman and a white man apply for a job. The Black applicant is hired. Which of the following statements is appropriate?

(A) "The white man probably has a higher IQ."

(B) "This is an example of reverse discrimination."

(C) "You know why she got that job--just because she's a woman!"

(D) "We will never have equality in this country until we start judging people on merit instead of the color of their skin!"

15. A recent report by the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission found that 95 percent of industry's top executives are white males, who are likely to percieve Black men as "undisciplined" and "always late," and women as "not being tough enough." Which of the following is true about the glass ceiling?

(A) Affirmative action cannot remedy it.

(B) It is a myth created by liberals and feminists.

(C) It is an example of fairness, equal opportunity, and the innate ability of white men.

(D) It is not a symptom of discrimination--it's an affirmative of traditional American values.

Tests will be graded to ensure that scores are distributed along a bell curve. Your score may reflect your racial background.