Radio talk-show host Neal Boortz complained about a "patriotism" quiz that ran
in an Ashville, N.C. news paper on the 4th.
The quiz asked when and where the Declaration of Independence was signed,
and what the "Bill of Rights" is, among other historical questions.
The quiz was unsatisfactory to Boortz. (I think he used the words "lame" and
"trivia.")
He came up with his own quiz. He posted it on the "Nealz Newz" section of his
Web Page at http://boortz.com/
I reprint it with credit to him, and finally, I want to add my own question.

Forget when the Declaration of Independence was signed; tell me why it was
signed?
What were the signers trying to accomplish?
What happened to the men who signed the Declaration? Did they go on to be
heroes and live happily ever after?
What does the Declaration of Independence say the people can do when a
government becomes destructive to the ends of liberty?
What would happen to anyone who tried today to alter or abolish our government
if it became destructive to idea that government derives its powers from the
consent of the governed?
Which articles of the Constitution grant specific powers to the federal government?
Which article of the Constitution restricts the powers of the government to only
those specifically set forth in the Constitution?
Describe the circumstances under which Francis Scott Key wrote the words to the
Star Spangled Banner?
Do you believe people living in a free country ought to be compelled to recite a
pledge of allegiance to that country? Why?
Was the Revolutionary War supported by a majority of the Colonists?
Where in our Constitution is it stated that anyone has a right to vote for the office
of President of the United States?
How did our original Constitution provide for the appointment of Senators?
Most foreign countries appoint an ambassador to be their official representative
before the government of the United States. Who officially represents the 50
state governments before the government of the United States?
Explain the difference between a rule of law and the rule of man.
Explain the difference between a democracy and a constitutional republic.
Was our country founded to be a country of majority rule?
Can you imagine what our country would be like today if the majority did rule?
Aren't you glad the majority doesn't rule?
Why does it matter in the grand scheme of things who the governor of North
Carolina is?
Isn't a governor something you put on a state to keep it from moving ahead
very fast?
What possible benefit could you gain by memorizing the motto of the State of
North Carolina, or any other state for that matter?
How many times can the word "democracy" found in the Declaration of
Independence and the U.S. Constitution?
How many times can the word "democracy" found in the constitutions of any
of the 50 states?
What does this tell you?
Define "civil war."
Was the war between the northern and southern states in the mid-1800s a
civil war?
Who is third in the line of succession to the presidency?
Based on your answer to the foregoing question, would you demand that
George Bush and Dick Cheney never eat from the same container of potato
salad should the Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives in the
next election?
How did the political class manage to fool the people of the United States into
supporting a Constitutional Amendment creating an income tax?
How do most people get their news on a daily bass?
Does the "freedom of press" clause in the First Amendment apply to the
broadcast media?
So, do most people get their news from agencies licensed to operate by the
federal government?
Why were the words "under God" placed into the Pledge of Allegiance?
Do you think that it is proper for the federal government to compel students
attending government schools under compulsory attendance laws to
acknowledge the role of God in the formation of our country? Would this
constitute "effecting an establishment of religion?" If not, why not?
Do Americans derive their basic rights from the Constitution?
If we don't derive our rights from the Constitution, just why was the Bill of
Rights added anyway?
Define a system of government where the means of production are owned and
controlled privately.
Define a system of government where the means of production are privately
owned but controlled by government.
Define a system of government where the means of production are owned and
controlled by the government.
What percentage of total income is earned by the top one percent of income
earners.
What percentage of total income taxes collected by the federal government is
paid by the top one percent of income earners.
Where in our Constitution does it specifically state that only U.S. citizens may
vote for the office of President of the United States?
Name one right that a state government can exercise without interference from
the federal level.
Where in our Constitution does it specifically state that only U.S. citizens may
vote for members of the House of Representatives?
Look at the Bill of Rights. List any Amendments in the Bill of Rights that were
ratified for the purpose of limiting the powers of the government.
If our Constitution provides for equal protection under the law, why, then, does
the Voting Rights Act only apply to certain states who were held in political
disfavor in the 70's?
List any Amendments in the Bill of Rights that were ratified for the purpose of
limiting the rights of individuals.
If the Bill of Rights was written to limit the rights of government and to guarantee
certain rights in the individual, try to explain why so many people seem to think
that the 2nd Amendment was written to limit the rights of individuals and
guarantee the rights of government?
Does the First Amendment protect speech that some people might find
offensive?
Explain how our Republic was threatened when Janet Jackson showed the world
that she likes to wear a Japanese throwing star on the nipple of her left breast.
What is the one exclusive power our government has that no individual or
business can legally exercise?

NOW, my own question:

According to the Declaration of Independence...
What is the purpose of governmnnt?