Would you be a good parent?

Take our quiz and find out Justice for children in China and India! Almost 300 Indian girls named "unwanted" by their parents were legally given pretty new names in a ceremony last week. The girls chose names such as Aishwarya, after the cute Bollywood star.
There are calls for similar moves in China, where hundreds of thousands of girls have names such as "Pending," which is short for (this is not a joke) Pending The Boy Child We Actually Want.
I'm thrilled that Asian lawmakers are working to rename these girls, but I hope they'll also use their legislative powers to punish the parents by forcibly renaming them Mr. and Mrs. Idiot-Heartless-Monster-Kick-My-Butt-Really-Hard.
The fact that this needs to be done is proof that we must introduce an exam before allowing people to have children.
Here's a draft version we could call The "Are You Ready To Be A Parent?" Quiz:
1) How old are you? (a) Over 18, (b) Over 70, (c) Under 11.
2) What's your attention span? (a) Eighteen years, (b) Four to five minutes, (c) Sorry, I already stopped doing this quiz.
3) What gender are you? (a) Male, (b) Female, (c) Not sure, how do you tell?
4)"I think of children as…" (a) Children, (b) Like adults but smaller, (c) Fashion accessories.
5) How much do you like babies? (a) I adore them, (b) I'm fine with them, as long as they don't change my lifestyle in any way.
6) Will you give your child a stupid name that traumatises her or him? (a) No, (b) Yes, (c)I am a celebrity, so of course.
7) "If my child is a girl, I will…." (a) Celebrate, (b) Throw it away and start again.
8)"I think a suitable name for a girl is…." (a) Mary, Mei, Madhui, etc. (b) "Oh-%#$+#-its-a-girl."
9)"I have prepared for parenthood by…." (a) Take a parenting course, (b) Watching a Michael Jackson video, (c) Reading "Lolita."
10) Has drinking or drug-taking impaired your ability to answer questions in a straightforward, logical way? (a) No, (b) Footprints in the butter.

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