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Persona 3 Portable School Answers: All Exam & Test Solutions

by Alex Donaldson on 18 January, 2023

Having the Persona 3 Portable Answers to hand as you play through this series-defining entry in the Persona series can make your life a lot easier - and we’re here to help, with a complete list of the P3P school class answers, including the exam answers for every test.

You can think of Persona 3 as the entry in the series that helped to define and set the template that later Persona titles would use. That includes having the characters periodically attend class, having the player offer up school test answers - and getting those answers right carries a few rewards that you’ll want to nab.

This page offers up all of the Persona 3 Portable school answers and test solutions, and pairs well with our Persona 3 Portable Social Link guide, which features all the answers for each of the game’s major relationships. Meanwhile, however, here’s the school answers:

Persona 3 Portable School Answers: Solutions for every Pop Quiz Question & Exam

As is series tradition, there's a whole set of Persona 3 Portable School Answers you'll need to ace every class quiz and exam - and we've got 'em all.

If you’ve played the later Persona games and are returning to Persona 3 Portable with the new remaster, the way school works will be familiar: as the story winds on, every now and then a teacher will ask you a question in class - or Junpei will need your help. Knowing the Persona 3 Portable answers will let you get every question right. 

There’s no penalty for getting these school questions wrong, but there are rewards for getting them right. Specifically, each question answered correctly will impress your classmates, in turn raising your Charm social stat.

In addition, you’ll sometimes be promised a reward from Mitsuru for doing well in your exams. Exam results are determined by two factors: several questions you manually answer, and a stat check against your Academics social stat. 

While this guide is specifically written for Persona 3 Portable, the school answers are largely the same for every version of the game, meaning this will work for the vanilla game and Persona 3 FES, too.

Ended up on the wrong game? Don't panic! We also have the test answers for the other Persona games: hit the link for the Persona 4 Golden School Answers, Persona 5 Royal School Answers, and even the vanilla Persona 5 Test Solutions.

April & May School Answers in Persona 3 Portable

Many of the earliest Persona 3 Portable School Questions and Exam Tests are actually pretty easy - but later ones do get harder.
  • 4/8 - Who did I say was my favorite author?
    • Utsubo Kubota (2nd option)
  • 4/18 - What was the style of houses in the Jomon period called?
    • Mud Huts (1st option)
  • 4/27 - Do you know when the numbers were invented?
    • 6000 years ago (2nd option)
  • 5/6 - What do you call water without much calcium and magnesium?
    • Soft Water (2nd option)
  • 5/13 - How fast would you say the Earth rotates near the equator?
    • 1700 km/hr (3rd option)
  • 5/15 - One of the items on the menu for the family is "pan." How would you translate this to English?
    • Bread (1st option)

Persona 3 Portable May Midterm Exam Answers

If you do well in your midterm and finals exams in Persona 3 Portable, it'll lead to more popularity at school.

As well as the test answers you give, your final grade for these midterm exams is determined in part by an Academics stat ‘speech check’. You’ll need Rank 3 (Above Average) Academics stat to ace this exam. 

  • 5/19 - How would you translate "pan" in English?
    • Bread (4th option)
  • 5/20 - How fast does the Earth rotate near the equator?
    • Faster than sound (1st option)
  • 5/21 - What's the name for water high in calcium and magnesium?
    • Hard Water (1st option)
  • 5/22 - Where is the Kitora Tomb located?
    • Nara (3rd option)

June & July School Answers in Persona 3 Portable

The school questions and exam tests are set by different teachers on a range of different topics, but Persona 3 gives you the answers to all of them if you pay attention. If not, there's this guide!
  • 6/15 - Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction: "It rained all last week, _____ it'll rain again today.”
    • "And..." (2nd option)
  • 6/17 - What formed the origins of magic?
    • Shamanism (3rd option)
  • 6/22 - Which of these is NOT known as a "devilfish"?
    • Jellyfish (3rd option)
  • 6/25 - Which form of natural magic was used to look for water sources?
    • Dowsing (1st option)
  • 6/29 - Which way does the swirl go in the northern hemisphere?
    • It can go either way. (3rd option)
  • 7/3 - But there’s one thing you might not know about Murasaki Shikibu, and that’s the way in which her achievement is recognized worldwide. Does anyone know? Junpei? 
    • The Global Heritage Pavilion (2nd option)
  • 7/8 - Which of these phrases is not correct?
    • "I failed, It's over now." (2nd option)
  • 7/9 - What law served as a foundation for the development of feudalism?
    • The Kondan Einen Shizaihou (2nd option)
  • 7/10 - What is the mystical study of Jewish texts?
    • Kabbalah (3rd option)
  • 7/11 - What title did Taira No Masakado claim for himself?
    • Imperial Prince (2nd option)

Persona 3 Portable July Finals Exam Answers

The threat of exams always looms large in Persona 3 Portable, but with our quiz answers, you don't need to stress.

To get top marks on the July Finals, you’ll need to get your Persona 3 Portable Academics stat up to Rank 4 (Smart) for the stat check at the end, and get these questions right:

  • 7/14 - What form of natural magic was used to find water sources?
    • Dowsing (2nd option)
  • 7/15  - Some Europeans call this creature “devilfish” and refuse to eat it.
    • Octopus (2nd option)
  • 7/16 - Who established the Kamakura shogunate?
    • Minamoto no Yoritomo (2nd option)
  • 7/17 - Which is an example of a comma splice?
    • "I went, I learned." (1st option)

September & October School Answers in Persona 3 Portable

  • 9/1 - What do you call the phenomenon when electrical resistance is zero?
    • Superconductivity (1st option)
  • 9/10 - Etiquette demands that we say a specific phrase both before we eat, and after we eat. What do we say after we eat?
    • Gochisou-sama (3rd option)
  • 9/11 - Which book helped further the art of magic during the Renaissance?
    • The Hermetica (3rd option)
  • 9/14 - Which of these is NOT one of Japan’s prohibitions on nuclear weapons?
    • Can't let others produce. (2nd option)
  • 9/26 - What is the name for the four holy numbers in numerology as a collective?
    • The Tetractys (3rd option)
  • 10/7 - Do you know why a matador’s capote is red?
    • To excite the audience (1st option)

Persona 3 Portable: October Midterm Exam Answers

You'll face a barrage of questions all term, so you want to be ready for them.

Another exam means another stat/speech check. This time, you’ll need to give all of the exam answers below and also have an Academics rank of 5 (Intelligent) or higher to get top marks.

  • 10/13 - What is the number one source of stress for women?
    • Husbands (1st option)
  • 10/14 - Who founded numerology?
    • Moses (1st option)*
    • *THIS OPTION IS INCORRECT. The true answer is Pythagoras (3rd option), but Persona 3 Portable has an error and only gives you credit for saying Moses.
  • 10/15 - What is superconductivity?
    • Zero Electrical Resistance (2nd option)
  • 10/16 - The Ohnin War was one of two incidents that triggered the Sengoku era. Which was the other?
    • Coup of Meiou (3rd option)
  • 10/19 - How many total calendar patterns are there?
    • Fourteen (2nd option) 
  • 10/22 - Natto comes from soybeans, too, but how is it made?
    • By fermenting them (2nd option) 
  • 10/23  - Who was the founder of Theosophy, which gave rise to many magical societies?
    • Madam Blavatsky (2nd option) 
  • 10/26 - But which one of these things is NOT Arabic?
    • Wristwatches (3rd option) 
  • 10/29 - One type of enzyme’s function is to break lactic acid into glucose and galactose - what is that enzyme called?
    • Lactase (3rd option)

November & December School Answers in Persona 3 Portable

  • 11/12 - What is the ancient Indian magical text that I mentioned today?
    • The Upanishads (1st option)
  • 11/30 - They used white makeup, plucked their eyebrows in favor of drawn-on ones, and colored their teeth with limonite. But do you think the men did these things?
    • They did both (3rd option)
  • 12/7 - Which allotrope is formed by three oxygen atoms?
    • Ozone (1st option)
  • 12/11 - These can trip up a lot of people. “-s,” “-es,” and “-ies” are the most common forms. Got it? However, there are some irregular plural forms too. Do you know which of the following is correct? 
    • Cacti (1st option)

Persona 3 Portable: December Finals Exam Answers

December marks the Final exams in Persona 3; the final finals. Here's the answers to get them correct.

Here’s the final exam finals, and you’ll once again need to rely on both these answers and your Academic social stat. You’ll need to be rank 6, the max, in Academics (Genius) in order to be top of the class this time.

  • 12/14 - What year did the Battle of Dan-no-ura begin?
    • 1185 (3rd option)
  • 12/15 - Which element is found in ozone?
    • Oxygen (4th option) 
  • 12/16 - Which rule relates to Lorentz Force?
    • Left-hand Rule (1st option)
  • Translate the following: “Fuyu wa tsutomete.”
    • Winter mornings are pleasant (3rd option) 
  • 12/18 - Which plural is formed correctly?
    • Cacti (4th option) 
  • 12/21 - What sorcery was Himiko said to have used?
    • Kido. (2nd option) 
  • 12/22 - What is the feeling of happiness in a near-death experience called?
    • Euphoria. (1st option) 
  • 1/8 - Of the three phrases I’ve written on the blackboard, tell me… Which one is correct?
    • It's wrong. (2nd option) 
  • 1/18 - I mentioned two Greek sorceresses. One was Medea; who was the other?
    • Circe. (2nd option)