Legal · Question 89 of 100

What “Shoplifted?” means

Item 89 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Shoplifted?”. 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 89 asks whether you have shoplifted. It is one of the very few items on the checklist that describes taking something from someone else, and it sets no minimum value, so a stolen chocolate bar counts the same as anything larger.

Where people disagree about what counts

The item is clear. The only question raised is whether taking something as a child, before understanding it was wrong, counts — and the checklist does not distinguish, so under the plain wording it does.

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 89 fits with the items around it

Item 89 is the middle of the property run at 88 to 90, sitting between trespass and vandalism. Together with item 98 on cheating and item 99 on plagiarism, it is one of a small group of items about taking something that was not yours.

Item 88, before this one Trespassed? Item 90, after this one Vandalized property?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 89 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 89

Does taking something small count for item 89?

Yes. The item sets no minimum value, so anything taken from a shop without paying satisfies it.

Does shoplifting as a young child count?

Under the plain wording, yes. The checklist draws no distinction based on age or understanding at the time.

Does being caught matter?

No. Item 89 asks whether you did it. Being caught is covered separately by items 91 to 94.

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