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TEMPERMENT EVALUATION TEST
D     Mark the statement that best describes you with a (2).  If two K
Istatements describe you, mark with a (1) in each.  If no statement fully -
describes you, mark the closest with a (1).
1.  Describe your total personality:
a.____Extremely happy and openly emotional.*
b.____Somewhat sad and deeply emotional.D
c.____Practical with a lot of drive, not sentimental or emotional.(
d.____Slow, calm, steady, unemotional.
2.  Attitudes towards your enviornment:
a.____I am restless, flighty, and want to enjoy all of life.N
Lb.____I lose myself in my dreams and hopes, and find much conflict with the
world.L
c.____I want to change things for the better, but people around me resist 1
such change and seem to often misunderstand me.N
Ld.____I am at peace, with little inner turmoil.  Circumstances do not often 4
bother me, but I stay on the sidelines on purpose.
3.Which sentence best describes you?
a.____Life is never dull and boring.9
b.____I am almost never free from some care or concern."
c.____I am almost never patient.2
d.____I never really get excited about anything.
4.  EMOTIONS
a.____My emotional life is more influential than my will or mind.2
b.____I have deep emotions, I think deeply also.@
c.____Decision making and will power are the best parts of me.K
Id.____I have strong will power and mind development, but my emotions are
weak.
5.  THINKING ABILITY
Ka.____Since my mind is usually centered on what goes on around me, I don't +
spend much time in reflection or thought.M
b.____I think deeply often, but my emotions get in the way and influence meB
c.____I'm a clear thinker, but my will makes me get things done.N
Ld.____I do not act quickly or get emotionally involved; I think clearly and
plan ahead.
6.  You are visiting a home where a death has taken place.  Your reaction is:
a.____Tears, emotional sadness, open crying, with most comforting words.K
Ib.____Expression of sympathy, but they would not know how sadly I really $
felt.  I might write a note later.F
c.____Few words, little sorrow; but I would do some act of kindness.N
d.____Uncomfortable, I wouldn't know how to help or what to say, embarrassed
7. MAKING OF DECISIONS
Ha.____I make decisions quickly, but I forget, or get involved, and have /
difficulty turning my decisions into actions.N
Lb.____I don't make decisions very fast, and the more I think, the harder it 3
gets.  I do carry out a decision once it is made.H
c.____I see what needs to be done, and I do it, for myself and others.P
Nd.____I take my time in making decisions; I am always calm, and then I choose
the best solution.
8.  GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
a.____Not certain about my goals, I concentrate on daily experiences.L
Jb.____I am uncertain as to the best path to reach my goal, and my lack of
progress frustrates me.6
c.____I always reach my goals, and nothing stops me.L
d.____Calmly I am reaching every one of my goals in spite of any obstacle.
K9.  YOU ARE GIVEN AN AWARD FOR A PROJECT YOU HAVE FINISHED.  THE AWARD YOU 6
RECEIVE IS AS FOLLOWS ACCORDING TO YOUR PERSONALITY:
Ka.____When you heard about the project, you became enthusiastic and raised F
all the support making the project popular with the people invloved.L
Jb.____You gave birth to the project, the idea and plan was yours, but you -
didn't take a very active part in doing it.D
c.____You were the driving force of the project, inspiring others.G
Ed.____As chief administrator, you saw the project through inspite of
conflicts and problems.
10.  SETBACKS AND FALIURES IN LIFE.
Ja.____I snap back in spite of embarrassment, and although I have excuses, 3
most of the circumstances were beyond my control.K
Ib.____I am greatly discouraged, inadequate, with standards too high, and
overly careful.A
c.____Failure is weakness and embarrassment, so I will succeed.M
Kd.____Everything will work out, the goal will be reached, and we only need
time.
11.  WORK HABITS
La.____I start things without finishing them, and although I work quickly, I &
don't always care about the quality.M
b.____Perfectionist, conscientous, demanding more of myself than others do.I
c.____My whole life is my work, rapid, of good quality, time consuming.,
d.____Slow, but dependable, and well done.
12.  ATTITUDE TOWARDS UNPLEASANT JOBS.
a.____I do what I enjoy first; if I must do it, I do it quickly.M
Kb.____I don't always know the best way to do it, and I feel guilty until I (
do; but when I do it, it is well done.(
c.____I am not weak;therefore I do it.N
d.____Why do it unless you are forced to, but if you are forced, to it well.
13.  SPARE TIME ACTIVITY
a.____Piddle around with everyday things.<
b.____I'm always thinking deeply no matter what I'm doing.5
c.____Constructive activity with physical exertion.*
d.____Whatever it is, I am sitting down.
14.  THE GREATEST RESPONSE FOR YOUR DESIRES IN LIFE:
a.____Enjoyment  b.____Perfection  c.____Opportunity  d.____Contentment
15.  YOUR FRIENDSHIPS
Na.____Affectionate, cordial, I win many friends, I love them all.  However, I 9
don't think about them much except when I am with them.N
Lb.____Faithful and loyal, I am very choosy about my friends; if I lose one, *
there is a large empty spot in my heart.O
c.____Independent and self-sufficient, my friends come from work or business.P
Nd.____Although constant and faithful, I am also content to be alone.  I enjoy F
my friends in spite of their faults, but I am not dependent on them.
16.  SHORTCOMINGS CONCERNING PEOPLE
a.____I enjoy people, but forget them until I meet them again.<
b.____People's faults annoy me, but that's their business.1
c.____People are needed to accomplish projects.L
Jd.____Things should be observed objectively and not emotionally; personal
interest gets in the way.
17.  MOST IRRITATING THING ABOUT PEOPLE IS:
Ka.____Planned and premeditated, a person's life never allows for mistakes,
fun, or spontanaity.4
b.____Superficial, shallow, with no deep thoughts.A
c.____Slow people who never make their minds up about anything.:
d.____People always in a hurry, fussing about something.
18.  REACTION TO CRISES SITUATIONS OR PERSONALITY CLASHES.
Ia.____In public expression I showed feeling and conviction, but although 8
there was agreement, my suggestions were not followed.O
Mb.____I don't want to hurt people by getting involved too heavily, so I told '
some people privately what I thought.N
Lc.____I took my stand publicaly and solved the problem, even though it hurt 7
some people; it's the price you must pay for success.N
Ld.____I quietly patched things up, restoring peace, satisfying all with the
compromise.
19.  REACTION TO PEOPLE WHO ARE RUDE:
a.____It bothers me at first, but I forgive and forget.L
b.____It hurts, and our relationship is hurt; I'll forgive but not forget.N
Lc.____Insults mean nothing, but if I am humiliated, I pay the offender back
in some way.E
d.____I may notice them, but I cannot let them bother or hinder me.
20.  GIVING COUNSEL OR ADVICE
Na.____I openly give advice, often even when it might fail, and I'm not always (
certain it is the best of all answers.L
Jb.____I hesitate to give advice because it might fail, and I'm not always (
certain it is the best of all answers.)
c.____I don't have time to give advice.M
d.____If asked, I will give advice, because I can see all issues objective.
21.  PERSONAL EVALUATION OF OTHER PEOPLE:
a.____Although I can evaluate well, I accept people for what they are.?
b.____I can see people's faults, and immediately spot a fake..
c.____I can see talents to finish a project.M
d.____Other people do not concern me, but I can if necessary evaluate them.
22.  ABILITY TO TELL A JOKE:
a.____I love jokes, and am an amazing wit.D
b.____I like deeply thought out jokes, but life should be serious.O
c.____I enjoy jokes, but do not tell them, and find them sometimes pointless.J
Hd.____I love dry jokes which I tell without a smile when they are least
expected.
23.  YOUR TEMPER:
a.____In my temper, I say what I think, but it cools quickly and I forget.F
b.____I hold my anger within until it explodes; I also hold grudges.K
c.____When angered, I become violent; I do get even and seldom apologize.G
d.____I never lose my temper or carry a grudge, almost to an extreme.
24.  YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS TALKING:
a.____I love to talk, to chit-chat, and joke.L
b.____If the subject is stimulating, I love to talk; otherwise I am bored.8
c.____I only talk about problems needing to be solved.D
d.____I am quiet, cheerful, and pleasant when someone talks to me.
25.  ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORRY:
Ma.____I'm a bit upset about today's problems, but tomorrow will take care of
itself.;
b.____I constantly worry about what will happen tomorrow.
c.____Proplems challenge me.0
d.____I seldom worry, even when it is serious.
N26.  Choose six words that describe you and place a (1) in front of them.  Do J
Hnot mark more than six; if there are not six, then only mark as many as
apply.
a.____hopeful ____sentimental ____affectionate ____openhearted=
b.____reserved ____introspective ____contemplative ____deep;
c.____daring ____enterprising ____aggressive ____forceful0
d.____pleasant ____passive ____serene ____calm
N27.  These are uncomplimentary terms; put a (1) before all that apply; do not
choose less than four.
a.____shallow ____inconsistent ____unreliable ____unstable<
b.____gloomy ____critical ____suspicious ____self-centered0
c.____crafty ____impetuous ____bossy ____cocky8
d.____dull ____lazy ____indifferent ____self-righteous