Rice Purity Test Questions

Here are all 100 Rice Purity Test questions with explanations for every term that trips people up. If you've seen "MPS" or "danced without leaving room for Jesus" and had no idea what either meant, this page clears that up. The full question list is grouped by category so you can scan without reading all hundred.

All 100 Rice Purity Test Questions

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Social and Dating Questions 1-15
  1. 1. Held hands romantically
  2. 2. Been on a date
  3. 3. Been in a relationship
  4. 4. Danced without leaving room for Jesus
  5. 5. Kissed a non-family member
  6. 6. Kissed a non-family member on the lips
  7. 7. French kissed
  8. 8. Been in a relationship that lasted more than a year
  9. 9. Attended a party
  10. 10. Attended a party while underage
  11. 11. Attended a frat party
  12. 12. Had a crush on someone
  13. 13. Been in love
  14. 14. Had someone be in love with you
  15. 15. Kissed in a horizontal position
Sexual Experiences Questions 16-50
  1. 16. Played a game involving removing clothing
  2. 17. Seen a stripper
  3. 18. Kissed or been kissed on the breast
  4. 19. Kissed someone below the belt
  5. 20. Been kissed below the belt
  6. 21. Had sexual intercourse
  7. 22. Had sexual intercourse three or more times in one night
  8. 23. Had sexual intercourse in four or more positions
  9. 24. Had sexual intercourse with a member of the preferred sex
  10. 25. Had sexual intercourse with a virgin
  11. 26. Had sex without a condom
  12. 27. Had an orgasm due to someone else's manipulation
  13. 28. Used a sex toy with a partner
  14. 29. Had anal sex
  15. 30. Performed oral sex
  16. 31. Received oral sex
  17. 32. Had a threesome
  18. 33. Attended an orgy
  19. 34. Had two or more distinct acts of sexual intercourse with two or more people within 24 hours
  20. 35. Had sexual intercourse in a car
  21. 36. Had sexual intercourse outdoors
  22. 37. Had sex in a pool, hot tub, or body of water
  23. 38. Had sex in a bed that was not yours
  24. 39. Joined the mile high club
  25. 40. Had sexual intercourse while you or your partner's parents were in the same home
  26. 41. Had sex in your or someone else's parents' bed
  27. 42. Had sexual intercourse with a non-romantic partner
  28. 43. Committed an act of voyeurism
  29. 44. Committed an act of exhibitionism
  30. 45. Had sexual intercourse with someone you met within 24 hours
  31. 46. Had sexual intercourse with someone whose name you did not know
  32. 47. Had sex with a partner with a 3 or more year age difference
  33. 48. Had sexual intercourse with a partner that you met online
  34. 49. Had sexual intercourse with someone who was in a committed relationship with someone who was not you
  35. 50. Engaged in wax play during sex
Substance Use Questions 51-70
  1. 51. Used tobacco
  2. 52. Used marijuana
  3. 53. Used a drug stronger than marijuana
  4. 54. Used methamphetamine, crack cocaine, or PCP
  5. 55. Used hallucinogenic mushrooms
  6. 56. Used ecstasy (MDMA)
  7. 57. Used cocaine
  8. 58. Used heroin
  9. 59. Used a prescription drug without a prescription
  10. 60. Snorted a drug
  11. 61. Ingested shrooms or acid
  12. 62. Smoked or vaped just to fit in
  13. 63. Been drunk
  14. 64. Played a drinking game
  15. 65. Done something you regretted while drunk
  16. 66. Gone to a bar
  17. 67. Gone to a bar before you were of legal drinking age
  18. 68. Thrown up from drinking
  19. 69. Blacked out from drinking
  20. 70. Faked sobriety
Legal and Public Questions 71-90
  1. 71. Been arrested
  2. 72. Been convicted of a crime
  3. 73. Been charged with a misdemeanour
  4. 74. Been charged with a felony
  5. 75. Urinated in public
  6. 76. Committed an act of vandalism
  7. 77. Had the police called on you
  8. 78. Ran from the police
  9. 79. Been questioned by the police
  10. 80. Been in a physical fight
  11. 81. Shoplifted
  12. 82. Gone streaking
  13. 83. Gone skinny dipping
  14. 84. Travelled more than 100 miles for sex
  15. 85. Had sex on the first date
  16. 86. Had sex in public
  17. 87. Had sex in a place of worship
  18. 88. Had sexual intercourse with someone who was also intoxicated
  19. 89. Been in a friends-with-benefits situation
  20. 90. Used a dating app
Extreme Questions 91-100
  1. 91. Had sex while watching a film
  2. 92. Had sex with someone 10 or more years older
  3. 93. Had sexual intercourse with someone who was under 18 while you were 18 or older
  4. 94. Had sex in a vehicle in motion
  5. 95. Been paid for a sexual act
  6. 96. Paid someone for a sexual act
  7. 97. Engaged in incest
  8. 98. Engaged in bestiality
  9. 99. Watched someone else have sex in person (not pornography)
  10. 100. Been walked in on while having sex

What Does "Danced Without Leaving Room for Jesus" Mean?

It means grinding or close-body dancing with another person. The phrase comes from school dances in America, particularly religious schools, where chaperones would tell students to "leave room for the Holy Spirit" between their bodies. If you've danced closely with someone at a club or house party, this one applies to you.

What Does MPS Mean on the Rice Purity Test?

MPS stands for Member of the Preferred Sex. It's a neutral term used in the test to mean whoever you're sexually or romantically attracted to, regardless of gender or orientation. The term was introduced in 1998 to replace gendered language and make every question inclusive. If a question mentions MPS, just read it as "a person you're attracted to."

What Does Streaking Mean on the Rice Purity Test?

Streaking means running naked through a public place. Usually outdoors, usually at speed, usually for a laugh. It's question 82 on the list. Going skinny dipping (question 83) is a separate item and means swimming naked.

What Is the Thresher on the Rice Purity Test?

The Thresher is the student newspaper at Rice University in Houston, Texas. It's where the Rice Purity Test was first published in 1924. The earliest version appeared in The Thresher with the headline "Rice Girls Not Quite Half Bad." You don't need to know this to take the test. It's just the origin story.

Where Did the Rice Purity Test Come From?

The Rice Purity Test was created at Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1924. The first version had just 10 questions and was given to 119 female students as a social bonding exercise during orientation. It has changed a lot since then.

Year What Happened
First test: 10 questions, 119 women, published in The Rice Thresher
"Purity Test" name first appears in The Thresher archives
Test expanded and formalised as an annual O-Week (Orientation Week) event
Male students given the test for the first time
Variants appear at MIT and Carnegie Mellon ("500 Question Purity Test")
Test expands to 150 questions, the longest known version
MPS (Member of the Preferred Sex) terminology introduced
Condensed to 100 questions. Goes online for the first time
Last known revision of the question list
Goes viral on TikTok as "The Innocence Test"

Of the original 1924 test, only two questions survive in the modern version: "Have you ever cheated?" and "Have you ever been drunk?" Everything else has been rewritten or replaced over the past century.

The test started as a women-only exercise at a university that didn't desegregate until 1963. Some of the crime and substance-related questions were added after desegregation, reflecting biases of that era. Modern versions have removed the most gendered and racially charged elements, but the structure still carries traces of its origins.

Why Are All Questions Worth the Same?

One of the most common criticisms of the Rice Purity Test is that every question counts equally. Holding hands and bestiality both subtract one point from your score. There is no weighting system. A first kiss and a criminal conviction have the same impact on your final number.

This is by design, not oversight. The original test was never meant to be a scientific instrument. It was a social icebreaker at a university orientation event. The equal weighting means the score is a rough count of how many things on the list you have experienced. It was never intended to measure severity, morality, or anything more than quantity.

Is There an Official Rice Purity Test?

There isn't one. Rice University doesn't own, maintain, or endorse any online version. The university created it as a student project in 1924 and it became a campus tradition, but no institution controls the test today. Multiple copies exist online. None are "official." The current 100-question version hasn't been updated since 2012.

If you want to take the Rice Purity Test now, we use the standard 100-question version that's been in circulation since the early 2000s. For a breakdown of what your result means, see what your score means.

This test is also known as the Innocence Test after going viral on TikTok in 2021 under that name.