Another Personality Type Test...

If you would prefer not to take a test over the internet, I have created the following 80-question test. Use the answer sheet in the following post, and check the appropriate box next to the number corresponding to the question. Here are the eighty questions.

(1) At a party do you
(a) interact with many, including strangers
(b) interact with a few, known to you

(2) Do you more often see
(a) what’s right in front of you
(b) what can only be imagined

(3) Which rules you more
(a) your thoughts
(b) your feelings

(4) Do you prefer to work
(a) to deadlines
(a) just whenever

(5) Do you consider yourself
(a) a good conversationalist
(b) a good listener

(6) Do you tend to be more
(a) factual than speculative
(b) speculative than factual

(7) In hard circumstances are you sometimes
(a) too unsympathetic
(b) too sympathetic

(8) Do you tend to choose
(a) rather carefully
(b) somewhat impulsively

(9) At work do you tend to
(a) be sociable with your colleagues
(b) keep more to yourself

(10) Are you more
(a) sensible than imaginative
(b) more imaginative than sensible

(11) Is it better to be
(a) just
(b) merciful

(12) Are you inclined to be more
(a) hurried than leisurely
(b) leisurely than hurried

(13) Do you tend to
(a) speak out what’s on your mind
(b) keep your ears open

(14) In making up your mind, are you more likely to go by
(a) data
(b) desires

(15) In sizing up others, do you tend to be
(a) objective and impersonal
(b) friendly and personal

(16) Are you more satisfied having
(a) a finished product
(b) work in progress

(17) Are you the kind of person who
(a) is rather talkative
(b) doesn’t miss much

(18) Do you find visionaries and theorists
(a) somewhat annoying
(b) rather fascinating

(19) Is it more of a compliment to be
(a) a logical person
(b) a sentimental person

(20) Do you feel better about
(a) coming to closure
(b) keeping your options open

(21) Does interacting with strangers
(a) energize you
(b) tax your reserves

(22) Are you more frequently
(a) a practical sort of person
(b) a fanciful sort of person

(23) Which seems the greater fault
(a) to be too compassionate
(b) to be too dispassionate

(24) Is it your way to
(a) make up your mind quickly
(b) pick and choose at length

(25) Waiting in line, do you often
(a) chat with others
(b) stick to business

(26) Are you more
(a) observant than introspective
(b) introspective than observant

(27) Is it easier for you to
(a) put others to good use
(b) identify with others

(28) On the job, do you want your activities
(a) scheduled
(b) unscheduled

(29) Do you think of yourself as
(a) an outgoing person
(b) a private person

(30) Do you speak more in
(a) particulars than generalities
(b) generalities than particulars

(31) Would you rather work for someone who is
(a) always fair
(b) always kind

(32) Would you say you are more
(a) serious and determined
(b) easy going

(33) When the phone rings, do you
(a) hurry to get to it first
(b) hope someone else will answer it

(34) Do you value in yourself
(a) a good grip on reality
(b) a vivid imagination

(35) Are you more often
(a) a cool-headed person
(b) a warm-hearted person

(36) Do you prefer contracts to be
(a) clearly written down and signed
(b) settled on a handshake

(37) Are you inclined to be
(a) easy to approach
(b) somewhat reserved

(38) In stories, do you prefer
(a) action and adventure
(b) fantasy and romance

(39) With people are you usually more
(a) firm than gentle
(b) gentle than firm

(40) Are you more prone to keep things
(a) well organized
(b) open ended

(41) In company do you
(a) start conversations
(b) wait to be approached

(42) Facts
(a) speak for themselves
(b) illustrate principles

(43) Do you think of yourself as a
(a) tough-minded person
(b) tender-hearted person

(44) Does following a schedule
(a) appeal to you
(b) restrict you

(45) Do you prefer
(a) many friends with brief contact
(b) fewer friends with longer contact

(46) Is it worse to
(a) have your head in the clouds
(b) be in a rut

(47) Which appeals to you more
(a) consistency of thought
(b) harmonious relationships

(48) Are you more comfortable
(a) after a decision
(b) before a decision

(49) In a large group, do you more often
(a) introduce others
(b) get introduced

(50) Do you like writers who
(a) say what they mean
(b) use metaphors and symbolism

(51) Do you value in yourself more that you are
(a) reasonable
(b) sympathetic

(52) Do you more often prefer
(a) final unalterable statements
(b) tentative preliminary statements

(53) At parties, do you
(a) always have fun
(b) sometimes get bored

(54) Common sense is
(a) usually reliable
(b) frequently questionable

(55) Which do you wish more for yourself
(a) strength of will
(b) strength of emotion

(56) Are you prone to
(a) nailing things down
(b) exploring the possibilities

(57) Are you usually
(a) a good “mixer”
(b) rather quiet and reserved

(58) Children often do not
(a) make themselves useful enough
(b) exercise their fantasy enough

(59) If you must disappoint someone are you usually
(a) frank and straightforward
(b) warm and considerate

(60) Is it preferable mostly to
(a) make sure things are arranged
(b) just let things happen naturally

(61) Do you
(a) speak easily and at length with strangers
(b) find little to say to strangers

(62) Are you more inclined to feel
(a) down to earth
(b) somewhat removed

(63) Do you see yourself as basically
(a) thick-skinned
(b) thin-skinned

(64) When finishing a job, do you like to
(a) tie up all loose ends
(b) move on to something else

(65) After working all week do you
(a) go out and party with friends
(b) stay at home and relax

(66) Are you more interested in
(a) what is actual
(b) what is possible

(67) It is worse to be
(a) a softy
(b) hard-nosed

(68) Are you more
(a) routinized than whimsical
(b) whimsical than routinized

(69) In telephoning do you
(a) just start talking
(b) rehearse what you’ll say

(70) Are you more likely to trust
(a) your experiences
(b) your conceptions

(71) In a heated discussion do you
(a) stick to your guns
(b) look for common ground

(72) Is clutter something you
(a) take time to straighten up
(b) tolerate pretty well

(73) In your social groups do you
(a) keep abreast of events
(b) get behind on the news

(74) Are you drawn more to
(a) fundamentals
(b) overtones

(75) Are you swayed more by
(a) convincing evidence
(b) a touching appeal

(76) Do you usually want things
(a) settled and decided
(b) just penciled in

(77) At parties do you
(a) stay late with increasing energy
(b) leave early, with decreased energy

(78) Are you inclined to take what is said
(a) more literally
(b) more figuratively

(79) When in charge of others do you tend to be
(a) firm and unbending
(b) forgiving and lenient

(80) In most situations are you more
(a) deliberate than spontaneous
(b) spontaneous than deliberate