The “Four Temperaments” Test


This test is provided for educational and entertainment use only. It should not be used as psychological advice of any kind and comes without any guarantee of accuracy or fitness for any particular purpose. Also, your responses may be recorded and anonymously used for research or otherwise distributed. This is a free test.

This test should help you find your most likely temperament blend! The result won’t say what your temperaments definitely are, though the more times you take it, the more likely you are to end up with an accurate result.

For each of the following pairs of words, please choose a value on the five-point scale based on how much each word fits or appeals to you most of the time. Don’t base your answers on your current mood! It really is important to think generally in order to get a meaningful result. It helps to think “which of these words would other people most use to describe me?”

Leader
Follower
 
 
 
 
 

Lighthearted
Serious
 
 
 
 
 

Intense
Easy to befriend
 
 
 
 
 

Superior
Together
 
 
 
 
 

Aggressive
Peaceful
 
 
 
 
 

Pragmatic
Idealistic
 
 
 
 
 

Doing
Dreaming
 
 
 
 
 

Thoughtful
Fun
 
 
 
 
 

Quiet
Loud
 
 
 
 
 

Sulking
Raging
 
 
 
 
 

Dominant
Submissive
 
 
 
 
 

Forgiving
Grudge-holding
 
 
 
 
 

Combative
Yielding
 
 
 
 
 

Moody
Calm
 
 
 
 
 

Gloomy
Bubbly
 
 
 
 
 

Awesome
Flawed
 
 
 
 
 

Chatterbox
Listener
 
 
 
 
 

Encouraging
Competing
 
 
 
 
 

Assertive
Timid
 
 
 
 
 

Variety
Depth
 
 
 
 
 

Sensitive
Tough
 
 
 
 
 

Laughs with others
Laughs at others
 
 
 
 
 

Sticks to values
Adaptable
 
 
 
 
 

Self-deprecating
Teasing
 
 
 
 
 

Observing
Performing
 
 
 
 
 

Accepting
Picky
 
 
 
 
 

Shy
Gregarious
 
 
 
 
 

Eager to please
Hard to please
 
 
 
 
 

Approaching
Responding
 
 
 
 
 

Inoffensive
Opinionated
 
 
 
 
 

Humble
Ambitious
 
 
 
 
 

Winning
Having fun
 
 
 
 
 

Retreating
Confronting
 
 
 
 
 

Short-fused
Easy-going
 
 
 
 
 

Extravagant
Modest
 
 
 
 
 

Strong
Silly