
Are you book smart or street smart? The answer to that question says much about who you are and what you want out of life. It's hard to pinpoint exactly where the two kinds of smart differ. Naturally, a street smart person's knowledge comes from experience whereas a book smart person's knowledge comes from reading or otherwise researching a topic. Being book smart can be described as "exam smart" or "academically smart", whereas being street smart means having good environmental or situational awareness, and the understanding of what's going on around you.
The difference between streetwise and book smart goes deeper than just intelligence or knowledge, however. The kind of smarts you possess say much about what you value the most in life. It's also not quite that straightforward to spot a book smart or street smart person as you might imagine.
To find out if you are book smart or street smart, take this quiz and we will let you know which kind of smart you really are.
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A mugger approaches you in your car with a gun and demands your wallet. What do you do?

Lecture him on the importance of honest work for an honest payday
None of these
Give him the wallet
Drive away
What subject did you enjoy in school the most?

Science
History
Social studies
Math
None of these
Gym
Your car breaks down in the desert. What do you do to survive?

Search for a cell signal to call for help
Go camping in the dessert!
Panic, cry, wait for help
None of these
You receive an email from a Nigerian prince with a business proposal. The prince promises to pay you back with interest if you provided him with a loan. What do you do?

None of these
Ask follow-up questions about interest rates
Provide the loan
Ignore the email
If you could only have one of the following, which one would you choose?

Intelligence
Good looks
None of these
Sense of humor
Would you rather sit at a desk all day or engage in physical labor?

Sit at a desk
Physical labor
Neither
A combo of both
Do you like sports? If so, do you track sports statistics?

None of these
I like sports but I don't track statistics
I don't follow sports
I like sports and track sports statistics
How do you work out how much to tip a server at a restaurant?

It depends on what I thought of the server
Round up to the next highest round number
None of these
Always the same percentage
In your opinion, what is the best way to give someone constructive criticism?

None of these
Give a detailed account on what the person is doing incorrectly
It depends on the person
Compliment the person, give him honest and direct advice, then give him another compliment
Out of the options below, select the board game you would most want to play.

Snakes and ladders
Life
None of these
Cards Against Humanity
Monopoly
Risk
What would you do if you encounter a flat tire while driving?

None of these
Call someone to fix it
Change the tire
Sit in the car and wait for the situation to change
Out of the celebrities listed below, who would you most want to hang out with?

None of these
Ashton Kutcher
Elon Musk
Joe Rogan
Ice T
Jeff Goldblum
Would you rather write an essay or give an oral presentation?

Presentation
No preference either way
It depends on the subject
Essay
In your opinion, what is the best way to get revenge?

By living well
Malicious acts
None of these
Revenge is illogical
When a book is turned into a movie, do you tend to prefer the book or movie version?

Movie
Book
It depends on the book/film
I tend to enjoy both equally
3 Comments
I got street smart
A bit of both
book smart!!!