1. Concerning life in general, do you tend to be more
A) Idealistic
B) Realistic
2. Do new interactions or interactions with new people
A) Excite or energize you
B) Worry or exhaust you
3. If you’re put in a position where you must disappoint someone, you are usually
A) Honest and straightforward
B) Warm and caring
4. Do you prefer to work
A) To deadlines
B) To just “whenever”
5. Facts
A) Have clear meanings
B) Explain theories and ideas
6. Are you usually
A) On time, or early
B) Late
7. Do you have
A) Just a few friends, with deep friendships
B) Many friends, and little contact with most of them
8. Do you prefer writers who
A) Say what they mean
B) Use analogies, metaphors and symbolism
9. Do you usually make decisions based on
A) Personal values or feelings
B) Evidence and logic
10. Which do you enjoy more
A) Working on a project
B) Finishing a project
11. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
A) Yes
B) No
12. Which traits are greater in you
A) Cleverness and creativity
B) Practicality and common sense
13. When the phone rings, are you
A) Uninterested, hoping someone else will answer
B) Excited, usually quick to answer
14. The world would be better off if people were more
A) Fair and reasonable
B) Forgiving and merciful
15. Do you like things
A) Finalized and certain
B) Open to change
16. Which would be a greater compliment to you
A) Being called a very rational person
B) Being called a very compassionate person
17. Are you more
A) Sensible
B) Imaginative
18. Do you tend to buy things that you
A) Enjoy
B) Can justify in having
19. Do you typically
A) Keep your enthusiasm to yourself
B) Share your enthusiasm with others
20. When assembling something or trying something new, you
A) Read the instructions beforehand
B) Begin on your own until you need to read the instructions
21. Is clutter something that
A) Doesn’t bother you
B) Irritates you, or makes you uncomfortable
22. Do you like most of your days to be
A) Scheduled and well planned
B) Unscheduled and spontaneous
23. Which is worse
A) Being too logical
B) Being too passionate
24. Do you
A) Love to be in the midst of the action
B) Love to close your door and enjoy quiet times
25. Things that are “common sense” are
A) Rarely disputable
B) Often questionable
26. When rating things, you tend to judge them based on
A) Feelings
B) Standards
27. Are you more comfortable
A) Before you make a decision; thinking about possibilities
B) After you make a decision; getting it over with
28. Are theorists and philosophers
A) Rather fascinating
B) Boring or irritating
29. Are you
A) Easy to approach and talk to
B) Hard to approach and talk to
30. Which do you wish was stronger in you
A) Courage
B) Self-Control
31. Do you prefer work, or to do work, done by
A) A signed contract
B) A verbal agreement, or done by a handshake
32. Do you mostly think about
A) What matters right now
B) What will matter in the future
33. Which do you think is the greater ability?
A) To organize and be precise
B) To adapt and be flexible
34. Do you tend to donate to or support groups that you
A) Understand the purpose
B) Sympathize with emotionally
35. Is it easier for you to see how others
A) See
B) Are useful
36. Do you tend to be interested in
A) What is possible
B) What is real
37. At parties or social gatherings, do you like to
A) Mix and mingle with others
B) Prefer one-on-one conversations
38. Would you rather
A) Discuss an issue in detail, whether coming to an agreement or not
B) Arrive at an agreement on the issue
39. Are you generally
A) Fair-minded
B) Kind-hearted
40. Concerning personal information, you tend to
A) Share personal things with a select few, or not at all
B) Share personal things with others rather well
41. Which is worse, being too
A) Critical
B) Indifferent
42. Would you rather watch movies that have
A) Complex plots and story lines
B) Complex characters
43. When choosing a place to sit in a large room, you
A) Choose a seat towards the back and to the side
B) Choose a seat closer to the middle
44. Do you often find yourself
A) Observing others
B) Deep in thought
45. Do you think it’s better to
A) Have things planned out
B) Just let things happen
46. When you’re involved in an argument, you’re more likely to
A) Try to resolve the issue quickly
B) Defend your opinion
47. You often speak in
A) Generalities
B) Specifics
48. Are you energized by
A) Group discussions
B) Spending time alone
49. Objective criticism is useful
A) In most activities; it can provide insight
B) On occasion; it can potentially hurt people’s feelings
50. How is your desk or working space on a daily basis
A) Typically neat and organized
B) Often disorganized, but you usually find what you’re looking for
51. At work, is it easier for you to
A) Try to please others
B) Point out mistakes
52. Which do you regularly trust over the other
A) Your personal experience
B) Your instinct, or gut feeling
53. When working in a group on a project, would you rather do
A) Production and distribution
B) Research and design
54. You desire
A) To be appreciated
B) Achievement and accomplishment
55. Are your personal goals
A) Open-ended and subject to change as new information becomes available
B) Specific goals that you work toward achieving
56. Which is worse
A) Change
B) Tradition
57. Speaking loudly is
A) Easy
B) Difficult
58. When you and a friend separate, for whatever reason, you’re more inclined to feel
A) Upset for not having tried harder to fix the relationship
B) Upset for not seeing the differences in your relationship earlier
59. How often do you do things at the last minute
A) Quite often
B) Hardly ever
60. Which is stronger in you
A) Reasoning
B) Loyalty
61. Which are typically of more interest to you
A) Details/specifics
B) Concepts/ideas
62. When listening to two people debating a topic, you are more likely to be persuaded by arguments
A) Based on hard, rational evidence
B) Based on the speaker’s passion and feeling
63. You like to
A) Keep track of how things are progressing
B) Avoid being bound by obligations
64. Which is the greater quality for a person to have?
A) A vivid imagination
B) A strong sense of reality
65. Are you
A) Process-oriented; interested in how things will be done
B) Product-oriented; focused on the end result
66. When walking in the forest, do you
A) Love to smell the woods and feel the breeze on your face
B) Love to think about all kinds of things and ideas
67. Do you consider yourself a better
A) Talker
B) Listener
68. Some people may see you as
A) Insensitive or uncaring
B) Overemotional or unreasonable
69. Do you prefer stories and movies about
A) Action and adventure
B) Fantasy and heroism
70. Which quality do you think is more vital to have in society
A) Peace
B) Honesty
71. If you were a judge, you would be more apt to rule on cases based on
A) Keeping in strict accordance with the written law
B) Your views of the varying circumstances involved
72. When you are in charge, are you usually
A) Lenient and forgiving
B) Firm and determined
73. Do you prefer to
A) Make decisions
B) Go with the flow
74. Is it better to be
A) Very knowledgeable about a few things
B) Know a little bit about many different things
75. Which is more annoying to you
A) People who change things that are already working well
B) People who are resistant to trying new things