Sexual · Question 54 of 100

What “Sent or received sexually explicit digital photos or messages?” means

Item 54 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Sent or received sexually explicit digital photos or messages?”. 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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The full checklist is intended for adults aged 18 and over and includes explicit topics. You may leave any item unchecked, exit the test, or delete saved checks. An unchecked item is scored the same whether the experience did not occur or you preferred not to answer.

What the question is asking

Item 54 asks whether you have sent or received sexually explicit photos or messages — sexting, in ordinary usage. The item is one of the clearest signs that the modern circulating checklist has been revised since its original form, since nothing about it makes sense before mobile phones.

Where people disagree about what counts

The two-verb wording means receiving alone is enough, which some takers find odd since receiving an unsolicited message is not an experience they chose. The item makes no distinction between wanted and unwanted messages, and it does not separate photos from text.

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 54 fits with the items around it

Item 54 sits between watching material at 53 and appearing in a photo at 55, which makes the three items a progression from consuming to exchanging to being the subject. Item 55 then explicitly covers the photo side in its own right.

Item 53, before this one Watched pornographic material? Item 55, after this one Been nude or partially nude in a photo?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 54 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 54

Does receiving alone count for item 54?

Under the wording, yes. The item says "sent or received", so either direction is enough for the single box.

Does sexting with a long-term partner count?

Yes. The checklist draws no distinction based on the relationship, here or anywhere else.

Is item 54 part of the original checklist?

Almost certainly not. It refers to digital photos and messages, which places it in a much later revision than the list's mid-century origins.

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