The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

    Questions Copyrighted by David Keirsey, 1978
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  1. At a party do you
    • interact with many, including strangers
    • interact with a few, known to you
  2. Are you more
    • realistic than speculative
    • speculative than realistic
  3. Is it worse to
    • have your "head in the clouds"
    • be "in a rut"
  4. Are you more impressed by
    • principles
    • emotions
  5. Are you more drawn toward the
    • convincing
    • touching
  6. Do you prefer to work
    • to deadlines
    • just "whenever"
  7. Do you tend to choose
    • rather carefully
    • somewhat impulsively
  8. At parties do you
    • stay late, with increasing energy
    • leave early, with decreased energy
  9. Are you more attracted to
    • sensible people
    • imaginative people
  10. Are you more interested in
    • what is actual
    • what is possible
  11. In judging others are you more swayed by
    • laws than circumstances
    • circumstances than laws
  12. In approaching others is your inclination to be somewhat
    • objective
    • personal
  13. Are you more
    • punctual
    • leisurely
  14. Does it bother you more having things
    • incomplete
    • completed
  15. In your social groups do you
    • keep abreast of other's happenings
    • get behind on the news
  16. In doing ordinary things are you more likely to
    • do it the usual way
    • do it your own way
  17. Writers should
    • "say what they mean and mean what they say"
    • express things more by use of analogy
  18. Which appeals to you more
    • consistency of thought
    • harmonious human relationships
  19. Are you more comfortable in making
    • logical judgments
    • value judgments
  20. Do you want things
    • settled and decided
    • unsettled and undecided
  21. Would you say you are more
    • serious and determined
    • easy-going
  22. In phoning do you
    • rarely question that it will all be said
    • rehearse what you'll say
  23. Facts
    • "speak for themselves"
    • illustrate principles
  24. Are visionaries
    • somewhat annoying
    • rather fascinating
  25. Are you more often
    • a cool-headed person
    • a warm-hearted person
  26. Is it worse to be
    • unjust
    • merciless
  27. Should one usually let events occur
    • by careful selection and choice
    • randomly and by chance
  28. Do you feel better about
    • having purchased
    • having the option to buy
  29. In company do you
    • initiate conversation
    • wait to be approached
  30. Common sense is
    • rarely questionable
    • frequently questionable
  31. Children often do not
    • make themselves useful enough
    • exercise their fantasy enough
  32. In making decisions do you feel more comfortable with
    • standards
    • feelings
  33. Are you more
    • firm than gentle
    • gentle than firm
  34. Which is more admirable:
    • the ability to organize and be methodical
    • the ability to adapt and make do
  35. Do you put more value on the
    • definite
    • open-ended
  36. Does new and non-routine interaction with others
    • stimulate and energize you
    • tax your reserves
  37. Are you more frequently
    • a practical sort of person
    • a fanciful sort of person
  38. Are you more likely to
    • see how others are useful
    • see how others see
  39. Which is more satisfying:
    • to discuss an issue thoroughly
    • to arrive at agreement on an issue
  40. Which rules you more:
    • your head
    • your heart
  41. Are you more comfortable with work that is
    • contracted
    • done on a casual basis
  42. Do you tend to look for
    • the orderly
    • whatever turns up
  43. Do you prefer
    • many friends with brief contact
    • a few friends with more lengthy contact
  44. Do you go more by
    • facts
    • principles
  45. Are you more interested in
    • production and distribution
    • design and research
  46. Which is more of a compliment:
    • "There is a very logical person."
    • "There is a very sentimental person."
  47. Do you value in yourself more that you are
    • unwavering
    • devoted
  48. Do you more often prefer the
    • final and unalterable statement
    • tentative and preliminary statement
  49. Are you more comfortable
    • after a decision
    • before a decision
  50. Do you
    • speak easily and at length with strangers
    • find little to say to strangers
  51. Are you more likely to trust your
    • experience
    • hunch
  52. Do you feel
    • more practical than ingenious
    • more ingenious than practical
  53. Which person is more to be complimented: one of
    • clear reason
    • strong feeling
  54. Are you more inclined to be
    • fair-minded
    • sympathetic
  55. Is it preferable mostly to
    • make sure things are arranged
    • just let things happen
  56. In relationships should most things be
    • renegotiable
    • random and circumstantial
  57. When the phone rings do you
    • hasten to get to it first
    • hope someone else will answer
  58. Do you prize more in yourself
    • a strong sense of reality
    • a vivid imagination
  59. Are you drawn more to
    • fundamentals
    • overtones
  60. Which seems the greater error:
    • to be too passionate
    • to be too objective
  61. Do you see yourself as basically
    • hard-headed
    • soft-hearted
  62. Which situation appeals to you more
    • the structured and scheduled
    • the unstructured and unscheduled
  63. Are you a person that is more
    • routinized than whimsical
    • whimsical than routinized
  64. Are you more inclined to be
    • easy to approach
    • somewhat reserved
  65. In writings do you prefer
    • the more literal
    • the more figurative
  66. Is it harder for you to
    • identify with others
    • utilize others
  67. Which do you wish more for yourself:
    • clarity of reason
    • strength of compassion
  68. Which is the greater fault:
    • being indiscriminate
    • being critical
  69. Do you prefer the
    • planned event
    • unplanned event
  70. Do you tend to be more
    • deliberate than spontaneous
    • spontaneous than deliberate
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CGI Jungian Personality Test by
Jonathan Magid, SunSITE Admin, jem@sunsite.unc.edu