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About This Quiz
While memory and deductive reasoning skills are great, there is more to a brilliant mind than just these aspects. Let's find out just what kind of genius you are.
How good are you at remembering people's names?
I'm excellent at remembering names.
I'm pretty good at remembering names.
I'm not that great at remembering names.
I'm terrible at remembering names.
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How often do you make a pros and cons list when making a difficult decision?
I never do that.
I do that some of the time.
I do that all the time.
I do that most of the time.
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Would you consider yourself to be an artist?
I'm not artistic at all.
I'm definitely an artist.
I'm not much of an artist.
I'm somewhat of an artist.
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How well are you able to put yourself in another person's shoes?
I'm terrible at this.
I'm pretty good at this.
I am excellent at this.
I'm not all that great at this.
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How big is your circle of friends?
I have a handful of very close friends.
I'm more of a loner.
I have a very large circle of friends.
I have one or two very close friends.
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Do you thrive in more of a structured or free-form environment?
I thrive in a somewhat more free-form environment.
I thrive in a somewhat more structured environment.
I thrive in a very free-form environment.
I thrive in a very structured environment.
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How appealing is the game of chess to you?
Chess can be enjoyable.
I love chess.
I'm not a big fan of chess.
I don't like chess at all.
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When was the last time you arrived at a place and you couldn't remember why you were going there?
That happens to me all the time.
That happens to me somewhat regularly.
That happens to me once in a while.
That rarely, if ever, happens to me.
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How regularly do you lose important items like your wallet and keys?
It is pretty rare for this to happen to me.
This happens somewhat often.
This happens hardly ever, if at all.
This happens pretty regularly.
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Do people tend to describe your personality as warm or cold?
People can see me as somewhat cold.
People generally see me as somewhat warm.
Most people see me as very warm.
Most people see me as quite cold.
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How much of an "outside the box" thinker are you?
I'm all about thinking outside the box.
I'm terrible at thinking outside the box.
I'm pretty good at thinking outside the box.
I'm not very good at thinking outside the box.
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How sensitive are you to other people's emotional state?
I am very sensitive to other people's emotions.
I'm not very sensitive to other people's emotions.
I'm somewhat sensitive to other people's emotions.
I'm clueless when it comes to other people's emotions.
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How appealing is a career in teaching, counseling, or healing to you?
It is not very appealing to me.
It is not appealing to me at all.
It is somewhat appealing.
It is very appealing.
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How likely are you to come up with a new and innovative idea?
It's somewhat likely.
It's highly likely.
It's highly unlikely.
It's not very likely.
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Would you consider yourself more rational or more driven by your gut feelings?
Very rational.
Mostly driven by my gut feelings.
Mostly rational.
Totally driven by my gut feelings.
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Can you accurately state your driver's license number off the top of your head?
Absolutely.
I will probably get it wrong.
No way.
I can try, but I'm not sure how accurate it will be.
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When you watch a movie you haven't seen in a while, how much does it feel like you've never seen it?
I only remember the key parts.
I remember most of the main parts, but some of the details feel new.
Almost the whole thing feels new to me.
Not at all. I remember almost all of the details of it.
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How good are you at making rational decisions?
I'm not very good at rational decisions. Emotions have the bigger influence.
I am pretty good, but emotion does play a role at times.
I am okay, but emotion has a significant influence.
I am very good at making rational decisions.
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Do you prefer working independently or as part of a team?
I mostly prefer working alone.
I prefer working alone.
I prefer working as part of a team.
I mostly prefer working as part of a team.
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Are you more interested in solving a problem or helping those experiencing a problem?
Definitely helping those experiencing a problem.
Mostly helping those experiencing a problem.
Definitely solving a problem.
Mostly solving a problem.
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What is your usual reaction to seeing human suffering?
Analyzing why the suffering is happening.
Thinking of creative solutions to reduce the suffering.
Remembering times that you suffered in a similar way.
Experiencing sadness and looking for ways to help.
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How appealing is the subject of math to you?
Math is somewhat appealing to me.
Math is not appealing at all to me.
Math is not very appealing to me.
Math is very appealing to me.
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How regularly do people complain that your comments are insensitive?
I rarely get that.
I get that a lot.
I never get that.
I get that occasionally.
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How often do you forget important meetings you have scheduled?
I rarely forget important meetings.
I never forget important meetings.
I frequently forget important meetings.
I sometimes forget important meetings.
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How lost would you be without a planner?
I would do fine without a planner.
I would struggle a bit without a planner.
I would be lost without a planner.
I wouldn't be as productive without a planner.
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How satisfying is reaching a logical conclusion to you?
It is mildly satisfying.
I don't derive much satisfaction from it.
It is extremely satisfying.
It is somewhat satisfying.
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How drawn to innovation and new ideas are you?
I'm not interested in new ideas at all.
I am extremely drawn to innovation.
I'm not very interested in new ideas.
I am somewhat drawn to innovation.
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How likely are friends to come to you for emotional support in difficult times?
It is not very likely.
It is somewhat likely.
It is highly likely.
It is not likely at all.
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What was the first question of this quiz?
Do people tend to describe your personality as warm or cold?
How good are you at remembering people's names?
How big is your circle of friends?
How often do you make a pros and cons list when making a difficult decision?
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