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Day: June 20, 2011

12% of high school seniors proficient in U.S. history–take the quiz!

According to the NY Times, only 12% of U.S. high school seniors are proficient in their nation’s history. They provide a 12-question test to see how well the rest of us can do—take it and report back here on what you thought of it.

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