B. I. T. C. H. Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity

Publication Date: 2006-11-05

  By Robert L. Williams, Ph.D.  

The famous B.I.T.C.H. test, written in the 1970s, provides an opportunity to test your "cultural background"

One universal feature of a culture or subculture is language. To provide an example of how important language is to culture, the so-called "test" below is a play on how IQ test are said to be culturally biased. The test below is an opportunity to test your "cultural background." For the answers see Appendix 2 at the url below:

http://www.bragg.army.mil/82EO/Files/Culture%20&%20Observances/African%20American/bhm01.pdf

1. Alley Apple is

a) brick
b) piece of fruit
c) dog
d) horse

1. CPT means a standard of

a) time
b) tune
c) tale
d) twist

3. Deuce-and-a-quarter is

a) money
b) a car
c) a house
d) dice

4. The eagle flies means

a) the blahs
b) a movie
c) payday
d) deficit

5. Gospel Bird is a

a) pheasant
b) chicken
c) goose
d) duck

6. "I know you, shame" means

a) You don't hear well
b) You are a racist
c) You don't mean what you're saying
d) You are guilty

7. Main Squeeze means

a) to prepare for battle
b) a favorite toy
c) a best girlfriend
d) to hold up someone

8. Nose Opened means

a) flirting
b) teed off
c) deeply in love
d) very angry

9. Playing the dozens means

a) playing the numbers
b) playing baseball
c) insulting a person's parents
d) playing with women

10) Shucking means

a) talking
b) thinking
c) train of thought
d) wasting time

11) Stone fox means

a) bitchy
b) pretty
c) train of thought
d) wasting time

12) T. C. B. means

a) that's cool baby
b) taking care of business
c) they couldn't breathe
d) took careful behavior

For a test from a different cultural background, try the CRUST test (Cultural/Regional Uppercrust Savvy Test).

http://www.uvm.edu/~culture/site/classism.html