Rice Purity Test Questions: All 100, Explained

Last reviewed September 30, 2026 · For adults 18+

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Every question on this site's version of the Rice Purity Test, grouped by theme, with short notes on the 55 items whose wording trips people up.

The short version

100 questions, one point each
Score = 100 − checks, so 30 checks gives a 70
Each item means “Have you ever…?”, at any point in your life
Mild items first, rarest last. What scores mean

The full list of 100 questions

Dating and kissing (questions 1–14)

1.Held hands romantically?Holding hands as a couple or on a date. Holding a friend’s or a relative’s hand doesn’t count.
2.Been on a date?Any outing you both understood to be a date, even a single one that went nowhere.
3.Been in a relationship?A romantic relationship you both agreed on. How long it lasted doesn’t matter.
4.Danced without leaving room for Jesus?A joke from church-school dances, where chaperones told couples to leave space between them “for Jesus”. Check it if you have slow-danced pressed close to someone.
5.Kissed a non-family member?Any kiss with someone who is not a relative, including a peck on the cheek.
6.Kissed a non-family member on the lips?
7.French kissed?Kissing with tongues, often called making out.
8.French kissed in public?
9.Kissed on the neck?
10.Kissed horizontally?Kissing while lying down together, on a bed, couch or the floor, rather than standing or sitting.
11.Had a hickey?A bruise-like mark left by kissing or sucking on the skin, usually on the neck. Giving or getting one both count.
12.Kissed or been kissed on the breast?
13.Kissed someone below the belt?Kissing a partner anywhere below the waistline. It is a separate, milder item from the oral sex questions later on.
14.Kissed for more than two hours consecutively?A single make-out session that lasted over two hours with only short breaks.

Solo and private experiences (questions 15–24)

15.Played a game involving stripping?A game where losing a round means taking off a piece of clothing, such as strip poker. Playing counts, however many layers you kept on.
16.Seen or been seen by another person in a sensual context?Seen or been seen in a sensual context: Being naked or partly undressed in front of someone, or seeing them that way, in a romantic or sexual situation. Changing rooms and doctor visits do not count.
17.Masturbated?
18.Masturbated to a picture or video?
19.Masturbated while someone else was in the room?
20.Been caught masturbating?
21.Masturbated with an inanimate object?
22.Seen or read pornographic material?Any sexually explicit pictures, video or writing, seen at least once.
23.Massaged or been massaged sensually?A massage meant to be romantic or arousing. A professional, sports or medical massage doesn’t count.
24.Gone through the motions of intercourse while fully dressed?Often called dry humping: moving together as if having sex while both people keep their clothes on.

Physical intimacy with a partner (questions 25–43)

25.Undressed or been undressed by a non-family member?Someone else took off your clothes, or you took off theirs. The original Rice wording is “by a MPS” (see “What does MPS mean” below); items 26 and 41 were adapted the same way.
26.Showered with a non-family member?Sharing a shower with a partner. Separate stalls in a gym or dorm don’t count.
27.Fondled or had your butt cheeks fondled?Touching or caressing a part of someone’s body in a sexual way, or having it done to you. Items 27 to 29 differ only by body part.
28.Fondled or had your breasts fondled?
29.Fondled or had your genitals fondled?
30.Had or given 'blue balls'?Had or given “blue balls”: Slang for the discomfort some people feel after prolonged arousal without release. Check it if it happened to you or to a partner because of you.
31.Had an orgasm due to someone else's manipulation?Someone else’s manipulation: “Manipulation” here means physical touch by another person, not emotional manipulation.
32.Sent a sexually explicit text or instant message?Only sending counts for this item. Photos are covered by the next question.
33.Sent or received sexually explicit photographs?Sent or received explicit photographs: Either direction counts, including a photo you received without asking for it.
34.Engaged in sexually explicit activity over video chat?
35.Cheated on a significant other during a relationship?Doing something romantic or sexual with someone else while in a relationship you both understood to be exclusive.
36.Purchased contraceptives?Buying any form of birth control, such as condoms or the pill, for yourself or a partner.
37.Gave oral sex?
38.Received oral sex?
39.Ingested someone else's genital secretion?
40.Used a sex toy with a partner?
41.Spent the night with someone you were attracted to?Sleeping over in the same bed or room as someone you were attracted to. Nothing else has to happen.
42.Been walked in on while engaging in a sexual act?
43.Kicked a roommate out to commit a sexual act?Asking a roommate to leave, or to stay out for a while, so you could have privacy with a partner.

Alcohol, tobacco and drugs (questions 44–52)

44.Ingested alcohol in a non-religious context?Any drink outside of a religious ceremony. Communion wine does not count; a sip at a party does.
45.Played a drinking game?Any game where drinking alcohol is part of the rules, such as beer pong or flip cup.
46.Been drunk?More than feeling a drink or two. Check it if you would honestly describe yourself as having been drunk.
47.Faked sobriety to parents or teachers?Pretending to be sober in front of parents, teachers or other adults while you had been drinking or using.
48.Had severe memory loss due to alcohol?Severe memory loss due to alcohol: A blackout: being unable to remember a stretch of time because of drinking, not just being fuzzy on details.
49.Used tobacco?Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookah or chewing tobacco. The wording doesn’t mention vapes; count a nicotine vape if you think of it as tobacco use.
50.Used marijuana?Any form (smoked, vaped or eaten), whether or not it was legal where you were.
51.Used a drug stronger than marijuana?A drug stronger than marijuana: Any other recreational drug, or a prescription drug taken to get high rather than as prescribed.
52.Used methamphetamine, crack cocaine, PCP, horse tranquilizers or heroin?

Trouble with school or the law (questions 53–62)

53.Been sent to the office of a principal, dean or judicial affairs representative for a disciplinary infraction?Judicial affairs representative: Many US colleges call the office that handles student conduct cases “judicial affairs”. Being sent to a principal, a dean or that office for breaking the rules counts.
54.Been put on disciplinary probation or suspended?Disciplinary probation or suspension: A formal penalty from a school or college, not just a warning.
55.Had the police called on you?Someone called the police because of something you did, whether or not officers came.
56.Run from the police?
57.Had the police question you?Being questioned about something you were suspected of or involved in. Giving a statement as a witness usually isn’t what the item means.
58.Had the police handcuff you?
59.Been arrested?
60.Been convicted of a crime?Convicted of a crime: A court found you guilty, or you pleaded guilty. In the US most traffic tickets are infractions, not criminal convictions.
61.Been convicted of a felony?Convicted of a felony: In the US, a felony is the more serious category of crime, generally one punishable by more than a year in prison.
62.Committed an act of vandalism?Deliberately damaging or defacing property that isn’t yours, such as graffiti.

Sex, partners and risk (questions 63–100)

63.Had sexual intercourse?
64.Had sexual intercourse three or more times in one night?
65.Had sexual intercourse in three or more positions?
66.Had sexual intercourse in four or more positions?
67.Had sexual intercourse with a stranger or person you met within 24 hours?
68.Had sexual intercourse in a motor vehicle?
69.Had sexual intercourse outdoors?
70.Had sexual intercourse in public?
71.Had sexual intercourse in a swimming pool or hot tub?
72.Had sexual intercourse in a bed not belonging to you or your partner?A bed not belonging to you or your partner: For example a friend’s, a relative’s or a hotel bed.
73.Had sexual intercourse while you or your partner's parents were in the same home?
74.Had sexual intercourse with non-participating third party in the same room?Non-participating third party in the same room: Someone else was in the room, for example a sleeping roommate, but was not involved.
75.Joined the mile high club?Slang for having sex on a plane in flight.
76.Participated in a 'booty call' with a partner whom you were not in a relationship with?Booty call: Meeting up with someone just for sex, usually arranged late at night, when you were not in a relationship with them.
77.Traveled 100 or more miles for the primary purpose of sexual intercourse?The main reason for the trip was to see someone for sex. 100 miles is about 160 km.
78.Had sexual intercourse with a person whose name you did not know?
79.Had sexual intercourse with a person you never saw again?
80.Had sexual intercourse with someone you knew less than one month?
81.Had sexual intercourse with a virgin?With a virgin: It was your partner’s first time.
82.Had sexual intercourse without a condom?
83.Had a pregnancy scare?A time you or a partner worried about an unplanned pregnancy, whatever the outcome.
84.Impregnated someone or been impregnated?
85.Paid or been paid for a sexual act?
86.Committed an act of voyeurism?Deliberately watching someone undress or have sex without their knowledge. This is a crime in most places.
87.Snuck out of the house at night?Leaving home at night without the knowledge of the people you lived with.
88.Kissed someone you met that same night?
89.Stayed out all night without telling anyone where you were?
90.Had a sexually transmitted infection?Any diagnosed STI, including one that was treated and cleared.
91.Had sexual intercourse with more than one person in a 24 hour period?
92.Been in a threesome?
93.Attended an orgy?
94.Had two or more distinct acts of sexual intercourse with two or more people within 24 hours?Two or more distinct acts within 24 hours: A stricter version of item 91: separate occasions with at least two different people within one day.
95.Had sexual intercourse with five or more partners?Five or more partners: Counted over your whole life, not at the same time.
96.Been photographed or filmed during sexual intercourse?
97.Had period sex?
98.Had anal sex?
99.Had a STI test due to reasonable suspicion?STI test due to reasonable suspicion: A test because of symptoms or a possible exposure, such as a partner’s positive result. A routine check-up doesn’t count.
100.Been involved in BDSM?An umbrella term for consensual activities involving bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, or sadism and masochism. Any involvement counts.

The notes under an item explain what a phrase means or what counts. They describe the wording, not whether you should have done it.

How the 100 questions are grouped

The list isn't split into official categories, but it clusters into six themes. Knowing where each theme sits helps explain why two people with the same score can have very different histories: one may have checked mostly alcohol and school items, the other mostly dating ones. It is also why age matters so much, since the later themes take years to add up (see the average score by age).

Theme	Questions	What it covers
Dating and kissing	1–14 (14)	Holding hands, first dates, relationships and the different kinds of kissing.
Solo and private experiences	15–24 (10)	Strip games, masturbation, adult material and non-intercourse intimacy.
Physical intimacy with a partner	25–43 (19)	Undressing, touching, sexting, oral sex, contraception and being walked in on.
Alcohol, tobacco and drugs	44–52 (9)	From a first drink to hard drugs.
Trouble with school or the law	53–62 (10)	Being disciplined at school, police contact, arrests and convictions.
Sex, partners and risk	63–100 (38)	Intercourse, locations, partners, protection, testing and a few nights out.

What does MPS mean on the Rice Purity Test?

MPS stands for "member of the preferred sex": the gender you are attracted to. The version on this site uses gender-neutral wording such as "non-family member" or "someone" instead, so the meaning is the same whoever you are attracted to.

What does the question mark mean?

Nothing special. Every item is phrased as a question (“Been on a date?”) because each one is short for “Have you ever been on a date?”. A question mark never changes how an item is scored, and there are no trick or bonus questions.

How this version differs from the original Rice list

The questions most sites use trace back to a list published by Rice University's student newspaper, the Thresher. We changed it in two ways:

Gender-neutral wording. Items that said “MPS” now say “non-family member” or “someone you were attracted to”.
Three items replaced. We don't think these belong in a party quiz, so questions 87, 88, 89 replace an item about incest, an item about bestiality, an item about attempted suicide with milder night-out questions. Scores stay comparable with other versions to within a few points.

Before you start

Answer for your whole life, not just the last year. The test asks “ever”, not “recently”.
If an item is ambiguous and your first reaction is “technically, yes”, check it.
Nobody sees your answers, so there's no reason to round up or down.

More on answering honestly is in how to take the test.

Some items touch on sex, substances and the law. If answering brings up something difficult, you don't have to finish, and it can help to talk to someone. In the US you can call or text 988; outside the US, findahelpline.com lists free services by country.

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The test page shows the same 100 items with checkboxes and adds up your score as you go.

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