On a Mac, you can press Shift+Option+LeftClick > A/V Stats on any Netflix stream to see the video bitrate (and a whole lot more). It's the "playing bitrate v" value.
Also, the test video is strange. http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70136810
Also, the test video is strange. http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70136810