Rice Purity Test Questions Explained
Several questions on the Rice Purity Test use wording that has barely changed in decades, which is why some of it reads strangely now. Here is what each ambiguous term actually asks.
General rule: if you genuinely cannot tell whether a question applies to you, leave it unticked. The test has no adjudicator, and an honest "probably not" is worth more than a guess.
Dating and kissing terms
"Danced without leaving room for Jesus"
A joke about chaperoned school dances, where supervisors would tell couples to leave a gap between them. It means dancing closely and suggestively. Tick it if you have danced with someone pressed together.
"French kissed"
Kissing with tongue, as opposed to a closed-mouth kiss. The separate question about French kissing in public means somewhere other people could see you.
"Kissed horizontally"
Kissing while lying down, typically on a bed or sofa. It is asking about the situation rather than anything beyond the kiss itself.
"Given or received a hickey"
A visible bruise on the neck or skin left by sucking or biting. Also called a love bite.
Physical terms
"Fondled"
Touched intimately with the hands, over or under clothing. The separate questions distinguish between which part of the body, and the word covers both giving and receiving.
"Below the belt"
Kissed on the genitals or the area around them. This is distinct from the later, more explicit questions about oral sex.
"Blue balls"
Discomfort from prolonged arousal without release. The question asks whether you have had it or caused it.
"Gone through the motions of intercourse while fully dressed"
Usually called dry humping. Simulated sex with clothes on.
"Ingested someone else's genital secretion"
Deliberately clinical phrasing for swallowing during oral sex. The wording is dated, not a trick question.
Nightlife and trouble
"Streaking"
Running through a public place naked, traditionally across a sports field or campus. Distinct from skinny-dipping, which is swimming naked and gets its own question.
"Faked sobriety"
Pretended to be sober in front of parents, teachers or anyone in authority while actually drunk.
"Severe memory loss due to alcohol"
Blacking out: being awake and functioning but retaining no memory of it afterwards. Not the same as simply falling asleep or feeling hazy.
"Had the police called on you" versus "had the police question you"
The first means someone reported you or your gathering. The second means officers actually spoke to you about something. You can have had one without the other, which is why they are separate items.
The later questions
From roughly question 67 onward the list becomes explicit and specific, and by the final few items it describes serious criminal acts. These are worded plainly and generally do not need decoding. They are also the reason genuine scores below 20 are rare.
If a question here describes something that happened to you without your consent, it is not a tick against you and the test is not a reasonable place to process it. Please talk to someone qualified.
Two rules that resolve most doubt
- Ambiguity goes unticked. If a term could mean two things and only one applies, leave it.
- Answer for yourself, not for the version. Different sites word the same item differently. Answer the meaning, not the phrasing.
Want to read the questions before answering any of them? The full list of all 100 questions is on one page with nothing scored.