F-scale bunk

I rate a 3.5, a true American. What a load of bunk. And a lot of the questions
were not easily answerable (as others have pointed out). One that caught me
was:

[25] Most people don't realize how much our lives are controlled by
plots hatched in secret places.

So, if I answer strongly disagree, am I saying that most people's lives aren't
controlled by secret plots (which I believe) or am I saying most people
actually realize their lives are controlled by secret plots? Either is a
feasible interpretation.

Poorly written questions. (Not that this kind of testing methodology isn't
questionable to begin with).

I'm for strong government for defense and highways and such, but also for free
trade and against government prying into personal matters like sexual
preferences and social mores. And I'm against the government collecting
information that it can't demonstrate a legitemate need to have (privacy
should be a human right IMO). So that makes me a wee bit right wing, but I'm
not an intrusive
government right-winger nor am I religious right. (I think that's a
matter of personal conviction and should remain so).

All that, and I'm a true American? Hmmmm.

Especially since I'm a Canadian.

Interesting test, mostly as it serves as a bad example.

> On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:53:59 -0400, kaladorn@magma.ca wrote:

> I rate a 3.5, a true American. What a load of bunk.

I think that's the main reason for putting the quiz on the web. If this is an
actual test that was used, it is horribly unscientific. On the other hand, I
wonder if it really was a test. Note that there's no information as to who was
given this test, when, and what the results were. The whole thing could be an
urban legend. At any rate, I was amused by it but didn't think of it as any
more than a fun test and, possibly, an interesting look at American society in
the 50s.