What Tattoo Speaks to Your Soul?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
What Tattoo Speaks to Your Soul?
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About This Quiz

Tattooing, as we think about it today, is a fairly modern practice, going back only a few centuries. The process involves putting ink into the skin, just deep enough that it remains where it is, but not so deep that it is invisible. Tattoos are interesting because unlike most modifications one might make to one's skin, they remain there forever because of their placement in the dermis, and how the human body reacts to ink.

The act of marking skin independent of the tattoo goes back thousands of years. This was mostly used to mark slaves or prisoners in the ancient world, and sometimes it was to commemorate the loss of a loved one. These markings were different from tattoos in that they did not use ink, but were either just scars, brands or cuts colored with ash. Either way, some of the ideas were the same. Even today, tattoos commemorate loved ones, major events and allegiances.

Modern tattoos can be so much more. Modern tattooing encompasses more technologies than before, and modern tattoos are influenced by art, science, and religions in ways they never were before. With so many tattoos out there, there is a mark that will appeal to the soul of just about every person. Take this quiz, and we will tease out which tattoo speaks to your soul!

Which of these sights inspires awe in you?
The open sea
The forest canopy
The majestic mountains
The Apple Campus

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What style of art do you like the most?
High Renaissance
Abstract Expressionist
Neo-Gothic
Comic book

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How do you view life's difficulties?
Disruptions that come and go
Puzzles to be solved, or not
Beasts to be conquered
Bugs in the program

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How would you finish the sentence "I feel technology is ___________."?
Blinding us to the truth
Nothing more than a glorified stick
Handy
The highest expression of humanity

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When you feel you're in trouble, what do you look for?
A sign of stability
Something to shield myself
Something that will give me agency
The path of least resistance

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Who is your closest confidant?
My minister/priest/etc.
My best friend
My significant other
My mentor

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How often do you attend religious services?
Twice a week
On the high holidays
Never
Once a week

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In general, how do you feel about change?
Change is a problem.
Change is good.
Change is a challenge.
Change is what we are working for!

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If you could make one upgrade to your house, what would it be?
Repaint it
Replace the furniture
Get new art for it
Make it "smarter"

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When you drive, to which stimulus do you respond most strongly?
Iconic street signs, like stop signs and do not enter signs
Flashes of light, like turn signals and stoplights
Road signs with words, like signs indicating which exits go to which highways
My GPS

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Which of these languages would you be most interested in learning as a second language?
Latin
ASL
Dothraki
C++

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What are your dreams usually about?
Major life events
Eerie dream landscapes
Fantastical adventures
The everyday

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With the protagonists of which TV show do you most strongly identify?
"This Is Us"
"The Handmaid's Tale"
"Game of Thrones"
"Mr. Robot"

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How do you strive to better yourself?
Self-denial
Training in a craft
Academic study
Making things outside of myself

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How are your values reflected in your diet?
I eat in accordance with the rules of my faith.
I do not eat animal products that involve cruelty to animals.
They don't really enter into it.
I only eat synthetic foods, like Soylent.

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How would you respond to rudeness from your boss?
Take it. The meek shall inherit the Earth.
Stew about it and complain to someone outside of work
Respond in kind
Prank them

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If you could spend your life in any pursuit, what would it be?
Philanthropy
Writing novels
Learning martial arts
Inventing

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What do you avoid the most when you're trying to relax?
Politics
News
Work
People

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What do you and your friends usually do when you get together?
Talk about our problems
Listen to music
Watch TV
Work

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What was the thing you most wanted to do when you were growing up that your parents wouldn't let you do?
Travel abroad
Get a tattoo
Ride a motorcycle
Go to parties

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What would you like the most as a decoration in your office?
A stained glass window
A bronze sculpture
A human-sized dog bed
A monitor on the wall displaying digital art

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How do you see conflicts with strangers?
Battles of good versus evil
Pointless nonsense
Misunderstandings
Existential threats

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If you were to get a tattoo, where would you want it?
Over my heart
My shoulder
My back
My calf

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Which of the following figures most prominently in your sense of identity?
My family
My passion
The myths I grew up with
My profession

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How likely are you to actually get a tattoo?
Fairly likely
Extremely likely
Very likely
Not likely

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What place puts you into the most spiritual mindset?
Houses of worship
Deep dark natural places
The library
Virtual reality

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Where would you most want to live, given the opportunity?
Rome
Brooklyn
Norway
Cupertino

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How do you feel about authority?
Obey it
Resist it at all costs
Master its ways
Undermine it

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Which of these materials appeals to you the most?
White Corian
Heavily lacquered dark wood
Tarnished silver
Stainless steel

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To which of these books do you feel the strongest spiritual connection?
The Bible
"On The Road"
"The Fellowship of The Ring"
"Psycho-Cybernetics"

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