ms johnson's quiz

the following quiz was given to her eighth grade class by ariadne johnson, a civics teacher at the jim bowie junior high school in walden texas. a number of parents complained to the school board and demanded that ms johnson be fired (see below). 1. in considering the truth or falsity of any statement, the most important thing to consider is the motive of the person making it. —— agree —— disagree 2. there are no such things as probabilities or odds. everything either happens or it doesn’t. —— agree —— disagree 3. every question has a right answer —— agree —— disagree 4. if two things are connected, one causes the other —— agree —— disagree 5. everybody in the world either loves you or hates you. —— agree —— disagree 6. men know nothing about women, but women know everything about men. —— agree —— disagree 7. white people know nothing about non-white people, but non-white people know everything about white people. —— agree —— disagree 8. the world is divided into good people and bad people and the bad people should be killed. —— agree —— disagree 9. the world is divided into good people and bad people and the bad people should be re-educated. —— agree —— disagree 10. white people living in the americas should all go back to europe —— agree —— disagree 11. the results of all wars should be canceled, and all peoples should go back to where they originally came from —— agree —— disagree 12. all borders should be abolished, and all living creatures should be free to go where they like —— agree —— disagree 13. every human being should be guaranteed a decent life —— agree —— disagree 14. every living creature should be guaranteed a decent life —— agree —— disagree 15. the white race should make restitution to all other peoples, and all living creatures, for their millennia of oppression —— agree —— disagree 16. the white race should be abolished —— agree —— disagree 17. power should be abolished —— agree —— disagree 18. gender should be abolished —— agree —— disagree 19. racism, misogyny, and homophobia should be made illegal —— agree —— disagree 20. prisons should be abolished —— agree —— disagree 21. the opposite of truth is: a) error b) misinterpretation c) confusion d) incomprehension e) lies 22. if the people who rule the world, and are responsible for its unfairness, woke up tomorrow and decided to make things right, how long do you think it would take them? a) a week b) a month c) a year d) 10 - 20 years e) other (specify) 23. if truly dedicated revolutionaries overthrow the patriarchy, how long do you think it would it take them to make the world a fair place? a) a week b) a month c) a year d) 10 - 20 years e) other (specify) 24. do you think that ms johnson should be fired from her position as civics teacher? ——— yes ——— no part 2