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Determine Your Temperament


Below is a 232 question quiz to determine your temperament. The quiz is drawn from the book The Temperament God Gave You which is available from Sophia Institute Press.

1. I react quickly when presented with an idea, a person, or a situation.Yes No
2. I react slowly when presented with an idea, a person, or a situation. Yes No
3. I react strongly (in intensity) when presented with an idea, a person, or a situation. Yes No
4. I do not react intensely when presented with an idea, a person, or a situation. Yes No
5. I want to take immediate action on an idea, a person, or a situation. Yes No
6. When presented with an idea, a person, or a situation, I remain calm and wait to react. Yes No
7. I do not react initially, but my reaction grows steadily in intensity. Yes No
8. Impressions last a long time. Yes No
9. Impressions last a short time. Yes No
10. Accepting Yes No
11. Adventurous Yes No
12. "Worry wart" Yes No
13. Introspective Yes No
14. Easily provoked Yes No
15. If provoked, will retaliate Yes No
16. Serious Yes No
17. Appreciate flattery Yes No
18. Inclined to flatter Yes No
19. Careful Yes No
20. Inward Yes No
21. Introverted Yes No
22. Eye for detail Yes No
23. Distractible Yes No
24. Prone to reflection Yes No
25. Determined Yes No
26. Trusting Yes No
27. Grudging Yes No
28. Detached Yes No
29. Love company Yes No
30. Enjoy people Yes No
31. Doubtful Yes No
32. People-oriented Yes No
33. Annoyed by disorder Yes No
34. Abhor injustice Yes No
35. Fair Yes No
36. Easily angered Yes No
37. Enthusiastic Yes No
38. Extroverted Yes No
39. Loner Yes No
40. Skeptical Yes No
41. Center of attention Yes No
42. Revengeful Yes No
43. Exaggerate easily Yes No
44. Self-professed leader Yes No
45. Servant-leader Yes No
46. Charismatic Yes No
47. Envious Yes No
48. Jealous Yes No
49. Happy Yes No
50. Optimistic Yes No
51. Prone to illness Yes No
52. Easily discouraged Yes No
53. Bullheaded Yes No
54. Rational Yes No
55. Diplomatic Yes No
56. Tend to blurt things out Yes No
57. Suspicious Yes No
58. Peaceful Yes No
59. Creative Yes No
60. Take charge Yes No
61. Patient Yes No
62. Second-guessing Yes No
63. Love peace and quiet Yes No
64. Dutiful Yes No
65. Hate conflict Yes No
66. Love to debate Yes No
67. Argumentative Yes No
68. Sentimental Yes No
69. Crowd-pleaser Yes No
70. Slow to warm up Yes No
71. Make friends easily Yes No
72. Reticent Yes No
73. Logical Yes No
74. Pondering Yes No
75. Love silence Yes No
76. Fashionable Yes No
77. Enjoy parties Yes No
78. Prefer to be alone Yes No
79. Artistic Yes No
80. Poetic Yes No
81. Thinker Yes No
82. Talkative Yes No
83. Abhor sentimentality Yes No
84. Not empathetic Yes No
85. Rule-oriented Yes No
86. Persevering Yes No
87. Flirtatious Yes No
88. Reserved Yes No
89. Easily slip into gossip Yes No
90. Always right Yes No
91. Looks are important Yes No
92. Idea person Yes No
93. Lack follow-through Yes No
94. Love variety Yes No
95. Affectionate Yes No
96. Not affectively demonstrative Yes No
97. Indifferent Yes No
98. Wavering Yes No
99. Hard to please Yes No
100. Sober and practical Yes No
101. Moody Yes No
102. Composed Yes No
103. Deliberate Yes No
104. Prankster Yes No
105. Obstinate Yes No
106. Pessimistic Yes No
107. Tolerant Yes No
108. Courageous Yes No
109. Timid Yes No
110. "Forgive and forget" Yes No
111. "Let's wait and see" Yes No
112. Hotheaded Yes No
113. Prefer to follow Yes No
114. Rash Yes No
115. Intense Yes No
116. Quick-tempered Yes No
117. Frank Yes No
118. Impatient Yes No
119. Even-keeled Yes No
120. Flighty Yes No
121. Glass half-full Yes No
122. Glass half-empty Yes No
123. Bulldozer Yes No
124. "Strike while the iron is hot" Yes No
125. Loose cannon Yes No
126. Polite Yes No
127. Easily aroused to debate Yes No
128. Inwardly peaceful Yes No
129. Good-natured Yes No
130. Interruptive Yes No
131. In tune with others' feelings Yes No
132. Strong-willed Yes No
133. Contrary Yes No
134. Fearless Yes No
135. Ambitious Yes No
136. Cheerful Yes No
137. Self-composed Yes No
138. Action-oriented Yes No
139. Comfortable being a part of a group Yes No
140. Prefer to take charge of a group Yes No
141. Dislike groups Yes No
142. Joiner Yes No
143. Quick and decisive Yes No
144. Robust Yes No
145. Cordial Yes No
146. Enjoy change Yes No
147. Prefer routine Yes No
148. Open and sociable Yes No
149. Curious Yes No
150. Critical Yes No
151. Focus on problems Yes No
152. Impulsive Yes No
153. Methodical Yes No
154. Bold Yes No
155. Take initiative Yes No
156. Insistent upon own plan Yes No
157. Self-confident Yes No
158. Self-reliant Yes No
159. Sensitive Yes No
160. Easily hurt Yes No
161. Tendency to skim surface Yes No
162. Adaptive Yes No
163. Reclusive Yes No
164. Self-conscious Yes No
165. Overcautious Yes No
166. Tends to discouragement Yes No
167. Exclusive Yes No
168. Private Yes No
169. Mediator Yes No
170. Indecisive Yes No
171. Constant Yes No
172. Competitive Yes No
173. Self-sacrificing Yes No
174. Respectful Yes No
175. Adaptable Yes No
176. Analytical Yes No
177. Persistent Yes No
178. Playful Yes No
179. Laugh easily Yes No
180. Spontaneous Yes No
181. Hesitant Yes No
182. Scheduled Yes No
183. Outspoken Yes No
184. Orderly Yes No
185. Obliging Yes No
186. Faithful Yes No
187. Idealistic Yes No
188. Inoffensive Yes No
189. Dry wit Yes No
190. Deep Yes No
191. Mover Yes No
192. Motivator Yes No
193. Attentive to others Yes No
194. Bossy Yes No
195. Well-behaved Yes No
196. Willful Yes No
197. Perfectionist Yes No
198. Peacekeeper Yes No
199. Dispassionate Yes No
200. Controlling Yes No
201. Calm under fire Yes No
202. Spiritual Yes No
203. Love excitement Yes No
204. Thoughtful Yes No
205. Procrastinating Yes No
206. Docile Yes No
207. Headstrong Yes No
208. Require rest Yes No
209. Demand acknowledgment Yes No
210. Need encouragement Yes No
211. Need motivating Yes No
212. Need friends Yes No
213. Focused and intense Yes No
214. Need fun Yes No
215. Enjoy structure, procedure Yes No
216. Need uplifting Yes No
217. Non-confrontative Yes No
218. Confrontative Yes No
219. Pragmatic Yes No
220. Mercurial Yes No
221. Wary of new situations Yes No
222. Singularly focused Yes No
223. Like to shop and eat out Yes No
224. Driven Yes No
225. Will subjugate own desires to please others Yes No
226. Process-oriented Yes No
227. Goal-oriented Yes No
228. Comfortable in present moment Yes No
229. Future-oriented Yes No
230. Social Butterfly Yes No
231. Jokester Yes No
232. Homebody Yes No