Are You Smarter Than A Seventh Grader?

A few questions from their test tomorrow.

First, representing the “everyone needs to make a few points” type of question:

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?

a.    James Madison
b.    Ben Franklin
c.    George Washington
d.    George Bush

Second, something for which they might have had to actually study in order to get right:

Which of the following is NOT a duty of the U.S. Senate?

a.    Approving treaties
b.    Bringing impeachment charges
c.    Approving Presidential appointments
d.    Trying impeachment cases

Third, separating the A’s from the B’s:

Pedro is 26 years old, lives in Louisiana, and has been a citizen since he was 16. He wants to serve his country by running for a national public office. For which of the following positions would he be eligible to run?

a.    United States Senator from Louisiana

b.    United States President
c.    United States Representative from Louisiana
d.    [Our school's] Class President

Fourth, not nearly as obscure as it looks, so long as they were awake for at least part of the last two weeks of class:

How many Senators does Maine have?

a.    2
b.    4
c.    8
d.    7

Fifth, the correct answer is obvious, but they’ll get credit for whatever they put down:

Mr. [Wheeler] should run for president. He would be the smartest, funniest, and best looking chief executive ever.

a.    True
b.    False

If anyone wants to answer them, I’ll put the answers in the comments tomorrow.

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