Sexual · Question 23 of 100

What “Had sexual intercourse three or more times in one night?” means

Item 23 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Had sexual intercourse three or more times in one night?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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What the question is asking

Item 23 adds a frequency condition to item 22: it asks whether you have had intercourse three or more times within a single night. It is the first of six items on the checklist that count occurrences rather than record a first time.

Where people disagree about what counts

"One night" is not defined as a clock window, and "three or more times" is not defined as three separate sessions versus three within one continuous encounter. Most takers read it as three distinct occasions within one night together, with a break in between, but the item supports the looser reading too.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 23 fits with the items around it

Items 23 and 24 are the frequency pair — once in a night, and ten times in total — and they sit immediately after item 22 because they are the most direct extensions of it. The checklist then switches from counting to describing at item 25, and does not return to counting until item 37.

Item 22, before this one Had sexual intercourse? Item 24, after this one Had sexual intercourse 10 or more times?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 23 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 23

Does item 23 mean three times with the same person?

The item does not say. It asks about three or more times in one night without naming the partner, so it covers either case.

Does a single long encounter count as three times?

Most takers say no and require three distinct occasions. The checklist gives no definition, so this is left to the reader.

Which other items count occurrences?

Items 23, 24, 37, 39, 40 and 44. Every other item on the checklist asks only whether something has happened at least once.

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