No Wonder Western Civilization Lay Dying!

No one cares to pass it on. Especially when they don't know what to pass on. Southern Appeal says: Take the Dartmouth Review's western culture quiz.

Here's a sampler:

1. What famous brothers founded Rome?

2. What does quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) mean?

3. Name five US Supreme Court justices.

4. What English king signed the Magna Carta?

5. Who painted The Birth of Venus ca. 1482?

6. Name one of the three authors of The Federalist Papers.

7. Who was Dante’s guide through Hell?

242 Dartmouth students took the quiz. Guess the results.

If any people still doubt that high schools and colleges need a core curriculum that emphasizes Western Civ., this is their wake-up call!