Bubble Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. During an ordinary week, how often do your errands or activities take you into communities noticeably different from the one where you live?
Rarely or never
Once in a while, but not most months
A few times in a typical month
At least weekly
2. During the past year, how often have you shared a meal or social activity with someone whose type of work and financial circumstances were very different from yours?
Not during the past year
Once or twice
Several times
About monthly or more often
3. Over the past month, in how many broad popular-culture areas have you actively watched, listened or followed rather than only seeing headlines?
None
One area
Two areas
Three or more areas
4. How many of these areas could you discuss beyond naming one example: a major sport, a current popular TV series, charting music, and mass-market restaurants or retailers?
None of the four
One of the four
Two of the four
Three or four of the four
5. In how many of these settings have you spent repeated, non-tourist time: a rural area, a small town, an industrial community, or a lower-income urban neighborhood?
None of them
One of them
Two of them
Three or four of them
6. When you picture an occupation far removed from your own experience, what usually informs that picture?
Mostly portrayals in entertainment or assumptions I have picked up
Mostly news, articles or online discussions
Firsthand conversations with one person in that kind of work
Recurring firsthand contact with several people in that kind of work
7. At a relaxed gathering, you meet several people whose financial circumstances differ substantially from yours. What would most resemble your usual behavior?
I would mainly stay with people whose lives feel familiar.
I might exchange small talk but would keep to shared, neutral topics.
I would probably have one meaningful conversation about everyday life.
I would naturally compare experiences with several people over the gathering.
8. Think about the people you voluntarily talk with during a typical month. How varied are their occupational and educational backgrounds?
Most have backgrounds broadly similar to mine.
I regularly talk with people from one noticeably different background.
My contacts span a few different kinds of work or education.
My regular conversations span many kinds of work and education.
9. Among the people you could comfortably call for a personal conversation, how many distinctly different work or income circumstances are represented?
One main set of circumstances
Two sets of circumstances
Three sets of circumstances
Four or more sets of circumstances
10. How well could you describe the everyday concerns of people in communities unlike your own using firsthand experience rather than media accounts?
I would mainly rely on media or general impressions.
I have a little firsthand context, but not enough for much detail.
I could describe one different community from recurring experience.
I could compare several different communities from recurring experience.
11. A group starts discussing a recent hit show, widely followed sporting event or popular song. Which response most often fits you?
I usually do not recognize what they mean.
I recognize the name but know little else.
I know the basic context and can follow the conversation.
I can usually contribute details in more than one of those areas.
12. You attend an event in a town or neighborhood unfamiliar to you and have an hour afterward. What would you most likely do?
Head home because the event was my reason for being there.
Walk or drive around briefly to get a general impression.
Visit one local venue before leaving.
Spend time in several local places and talk with residents when it happens naturally.
13. At a casual trivia night, the round covers popular television, sports, music and familiar national brands. In how many categories would you expect to follow most of the questions?
None of the categories
One category
Two categories
Three or four categories
14. Which statement best captures the relationship between your personal tastes and mainstream culture?
I stay mostly within specialized interests and encounter few mainstream references.
I do not seek mainstream culture, though I absorb a few common references.
I selectively follow some mainstream culture alongside my preferred interests.
I regularly follow a mix of mainstream and specialized culture.
15. When you travel within your country, which pattern best describes where you usually spend time?
Mostly places similar to my home environment
Mostly major attractions, commercial centers or designated visitor areas
Visitor areas plus at least one ordinary local setting
A mix of ordinary local settings across contrasting kinds of communities