All 100 Rice Purity Test Questions
The complete, canonical 100-question Rice Purity Test, grouped by category. Read it once, or use it as a reference.
Below are all one hundred questions on the canonical Rice Purity Test. The order shown is the order we use on the actual test, where they’re interleaved to keep you honest. For readability we’ve grouped them into five categories so you can see the shape of the list at a glance.
If you’d rather not see the full list before you take the test, skip the page — you can read this later as a reference.
Dating, romance, and intimacy (questions 1–10)
The mild end of the test. The 1924 freshmen who first photocopied this list considered “held hands romantically” a meaningful threshold. We’ve kept the question because the test only makes sense if every “yes” is one point — there’s no weighting.
- Held hands romantically.
- Been on a date.
- Been in a romantic relationship.
- Kissed a non-family member on the lips.
- French-kissed someone.
- Made out for more than two hours straight.
- Sent or received a flirty text message.
- Sent or received a romantic love letter.
- Cuddled with someone overnight.
- Given or received a hickey.
Romantic conversation, screens, and the modern grey zone (11–25)
These are the questions added in revisions from the 1990s and 2000s, when phones and the internet made certain experiences possible that didn’t exist in the original test.
- Talked about sex with friends.
- Watched pornography.
- Been called a tease.
- Crashed at a partner’s place without telling your parents.
- Stayed up all night with a romantic interest.
- Been felt up over your clothes.
- Been felt up under your clothes.
- Felt someone else up over their clothes.
- Felt someone else up under their clothes.
- Been completely naked with another person.
- Showered or bathed with someone else.
- Given a massage in a romantic setting.
- Sent or received a nude photograph.
- Had a sexual experience with someone of the same sex.
- Engaged in oral sex.
Sexual experience (26–38)
The cluster of questions that the popular press tends to focus on, even though it’s less than fifteen per cent of the full list.
- Had sexual intercourse.
- Had sexual intercourse with more than one person.
- Had sexual intercourse with more than three people.
- Had sexual intercourse with someone you had known less than 24 hours.
- Had sex in a moving vehicle.
- Had sex in a public place.
- Had sex outdoors.
- Had sex with someone twelve or more years older or younger than you.
- Had a one-night stand.
- Participated in a threesome.
- Participated in group activity involving sexual contact.
- Used a sex toy with a partner.
- Filmed or photographed a sexual encounter.
Substances and the things that surround them (39–55)
The cluster that grew the most between 1924 and now. The original test had three questions about alcohol; the modern version has roughly fifteen on alcohol, tobacco, and other substances.
- Used a fake ID.
- Drunk alcohol other than for religious purposes.
- Been drunk.
- Blacked out from drinking.
- Drunk so much you threw up.
- Had a hangover.
- Drunk alone.
- Used recreational drugs.
- Used recreational drugs more than once.
- Been high in a public place.
- Used a hallucinogen.
- Sold drugs.
- Smoked tobacco.
- Smoked a cigar.
- Vaped.
- Been in a physical fight.
- Punched someone in anger.
School, conflict, and minor crime (56–80)
The “things people warn freshmen about” cluster — the section the test was originally designed for.
- Been punched in the face.
- Been kicked out of a class or lecture.
- Been suspended or expelled from school.
- Cheated on a test or exam.
- Plagiarised a paper or assignment.
- Stolen something worth less than $50.
- Stolen something worth more than $50.
- Shoplifted from a store.
- Stolen from a friend.
- Lied about your age to gain entry somewhere.
- Sneaked into a movie theatre, concert, or club.
- Sneaked out of your house at night.
- Hosted a party at home without your parents’ permission.
- Held a fake ID for more than a year.
- Been pulled over by the police.
- Received a speeding ticket.
- Been arrested.
- Been handcuffed.
- Spent a night in jail.
- Been charged with a misdemeanour or felony.
- Stood trial for a crime.
- Run away from home for at least one night.
- Vandalised property (graffiti, breaking windows, etc.).
- Set off a fire alarm as a prank.
- Driven a vehicle while under the influence.
The deep end (81–100)
The cluster that crept in during the 1980s revisions, when the test moved from “freshman icebreaker” toward something closer to its modern reputation.
- Ridden in a vehicle whose driver was under the influence.
- Gambled with real money.
- Won money gambling.
- Lost more than $100 gambling in a single day.
- Been to a strip club.
- Worked as a stripper, escort, or sex worker.
- Paid for a sexual experience.
- Been paid for a sexual experience.
- Cheated on a romantic partner.
- Been cheated on by a romantic partner.
- Knowingly hooked up with someone in a relationship.
- Caught a sexually transmitted infection.
- Visited a sexual-health clinic.
- Taken or used emergency contraception.
- Been involved in an unplanned pregnancy.
- Had a romantic partner you never told your parents about.
- Been in love.
- Said “I love you” and meant it.
- Had your heart broken.
- Broken someone else’s heart.
A note on the canon
There are at least four widely circulated versions of the “100-question Rice Purity Test.” The one above is the longest-lived and most widely cited — the version that descended from a mimeographed 1986 handout that ran in a Rice University residential college handbook. Other versions exist with slightly different question 89s and question 100s, and a few drop the questions about love entirely in favour of more questions about substances.
If you’d like to take the test now, head to the main page and answer one question at a time. Your score, when it lands, is yours to interpret — preferably with the score guide open in another tab.