Tests 1 April 201418 February 2022 Share this:TwitterFacebookWhatsApp How well do you cope with solitude? By Psychologies Personality Test Question 1/10 Which of the following quotes do you most relate to? All questions are required A Perhaps that’s what they mean by hell — eternal solitude (Marc Lévy) B Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you (Harold Bloom) C The power to bring me out of solitude — or to push me back into it — had never belonged to another person. It was mine and only mine (Martha Beck) D One hour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict (Percival) Next question Question 2/10 How do you view Sundays? All questions are required A As potentially very, very boring B As a day of rest C As a day to spend at home without having to see anyone D As a day for city dwellers Previous Next question Question 3/10 In your lunch breaks you: All questions are required A Eat with your colleagues B Do whatever you feel like doing that day C Use the time to get ahead with work D Go for a short walk Previous Next question Question 4/10 You are ready to go out with friends when suddenly, the night out gets cancelled. You: All questions are required A Don’t mind. There’ll be another time B Search your phonebook desperately for someone who wants to go out C Aren’t really bothered. You’re not a fan of big nights out anyway D Were all ready to go out so you decide to go to the cinema instead Previous Next question Question 5/10 If you are home alone you: All questions are required A Need to talk on the telephone, have the noise from the TV or listen to the radio B Read a book, watch a film, do some drawing C Enjoy the feeling of solitude D Do nothing Previous Next question Question 6/10 You have a week’s holiday to take in the middle of January. What do you decide to do? All questions are required A You go to a holiday village where at least you know there will be lots of other holiday-makers B You use the time to do a course that you’ve been meaning to do for ages C You opt for a quiet week at home — there’s no need to go away D You pack a bag, get on a train, and see where it takes you Previous Next question Question 7/10 When you were little you: All questions are required A Took your teddy everywhere with you B Liked to play made-up games with friends C Could spend entire afternoons playing by yourself in your room D Went off for hours at a time to observe the ants or the birds Previous Next question Question 8/10 It’s 3am, you’re on your own, and you’ve been trying to hail a taxi for the past 15 minutes. What do you do? You: All questions are required A Start to panic B Ask a passer-by where the nearest taxi rank is C Continue to wait. You’re sure a taxi will come along any minute D Decide to walk instead Previous Next question Question 9/10 What do you associate with silence? All questions are required A Fear and death B The tranquillity of the countryside C Stability and security D Music and happiness Previous Next question Question 10/10 Your internal monologues are like: All questions are required A A cacophony of different thoughts B A conversation between old friends C An argument between the prosecution and the defence D A calm and considered exchange with a wise old man/woman Previous Finish test Share this:TwitterFacebookWhatsApp
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