THE TEMPERAMENTS SERIES: KNOW YOUR TEMPERAMENTAL GROUP

THE TEMPERAMENTS SERIES: KNOW YOUR TEMPERAMENTAL GROUP This August, Pastor Wiseborn Agyare Acquah is taking to the pulpit for a special series of sermons on human temperaments. The following questionnaire will enable you to identify your temperamental group, which will better facilitate your understanding of our upcoming sermon series. To ensure that you are able to best identify your temperament, please do answer all questions faithfully. If there are two similar answers to a question, choose the one which closely applies to your situation. Make a note of all of your answers to the questions on a sheet of paper and award yourself marks, when you have completed all sections of the test. A mark scheme follows Section D. Avoid looking at the mark-scheme before answering the questions. You must answer all questions. Failure to do so, may place you in the wrong temperament group. N.B: All questions asked have been taken from Apostle Dr Opoku Onyinah s (Chairman of the Church of Pentecost) book Are Two Persons the Same? SECTION A 1. Do you seem to be friendly to everybody? c. Not possible; d. I haven t observed 2. How often do you express your feelings? a. Frequently b. Always, no matter what c. When it is necessary d. I don t know. 3. How do you feel when approaching people? a. Easy and interesting problem c. Sometimes not easily d. With difficulty

4. Do you give away money freely? c. Sometimes d. As a duty. 5. How often to you speak at meetings? a. Often b. Almost Always c. When necessary d. Scarcely. 6. If someone invites you to an event/occasion, do you normally attend? b. Occasionally c. Yes if only I accept it d. Rarely 7. How often do you fulfil your promises? a. Not always but with excuse b. Often c. Almost regularly d. I have not checked 8. Do you have interest in socialising?, very much c. Sometimes d. I do not think about this 9. Do you often tell petty lies when you are wrong? c. Sometimes d. Yes - but it doesn t matter 10. Do you have the tendency of doing many jobs at the same time?, often; b. Sometimes c. Scarcely d. No

SECTION B 1. Do you desire to be a leader? a. Very rarely b. Sometimes c. If the opportunity is given to me d. Yes. 2. Are you worried about the troubles in the society? a. Not very much b. Sometimes c. Yes and wish somebody would do something about it d. Yes 3. How often do you share your problems with others? a. Rarely b. Often c. When it becomes necessary d. Sometimes 4. How often do you offer voluntary assistance? a. When I m forced into it b. Always c. If it is very important d. Regularly 5. How often do you reply to letter or emails? a. Hardly b. Sometimes c. Almost always d. Often 6. How much do you enjoy sports? a. Not interested b. Very interested c. Dependent on what it is. d. No time for it. 7. Do you feel very hurt when you give advice and it is not taken? a. No b. Yes c. Often d. Strongly

8. Do you enjoy jokes by laughing in public? a. No b. Yes c. Sometimes - but gently d. Openly 9. Do you mind dressing in the most fashionable way? a. Not really b. Yes c. Occasionally d. Sometimes 10. How often do you discipline children? a. Scarcely b. Always, but stops when there is s remorse c. When the need arises d. Regularly.

SECTION C 1. Do you openly acknowledge your achievements? c. Often d. Sometimes but only to friends. 2. Do you share your ideas openly? c. Often d. If it is very important. 3. Do you find it difficult approaching people? a. No b. Yes c. Enjoyable d. Sometimes 4. Do you have strong sympathy for punished wrongdoers? a. No b. Have not observed c. Yes, often d. Sometimes. 5. Are you greatly hurt, when you are overlooked for leadership positions? t very c. Often d. Sometimes inwardly. 6. How often do you complete your personal tasks? a. Almost always b. At times c. Scarcely d. Most often when unhindered. 7. Are you able to voice people s fault to them? c. Often d. Sometimes

8. Do people hate you for your frankness? c. Often d. Sometimes. 9. Do you utilize every opportunity that comes your way? c. Yes, but do not always succeed d. Sometimes. 10. Do you find it difficult to forgive? c. No - only initially difficulty d. Sometime inwardly. SECTION D 1. Do you spend enough time in answering questions? c. Sometimes d. Rarely 2. Do you like expressing your feelings openly? a. No, only when important b. Yes c. No d. Often. 3. Are you worried about the little mistakes you make? t really c. Occasionally d. Yes, but not for long. 4. Do you play practical jokes with your friends? a. No b. Scarcely c. Yes when they want to disturb me d. Yes, just for fun.

5. Do you often have more ideas in meetings than you have time to express? b. Often share my idea c. Not taken notice d. Speaks in meetings 6. Do you have the ability to keep information for long period? c. Can do that d. Difficult 7. Do you often hide behind the scene? a. Sometimes, will face it c. No won t even get involve d. No, act openly 8. Do you really weigh things properly before you speak? b. Often c. Sometimes d. No. 9. How often do you initiate? a. When the need arise b. Frequently c. Seldom d. Take interest. 10. Do you enjoy sitting down to find out the truth or making research?, often b. In some cases c. Not very much interested d. No.

HOW AWARD MARKS TO YOUR ANSWERS The answers to the questions will help you identify your dominant temperamental group. The question in each section is framed to receive a specific answers from a particular temperamental group. Scoring the highest mark from a section is an indication that you are dominated by that particular temperamental group. SECTION A ANSWERS: Scoring the highest marks in this section makes you a Sanguine Person. Ticking (a) answers from this section point you to a Sanguine temperament. Ticking (b) answers from this section point you to Choleric temperament. Ticking (c) answers from this section point you to a Melancholic temperament. Ticking (d) answers from this section point you to Phlegmatic temperament. (A Sanguine may tick some (b) answers in section A. and a Choleric may also tick (a) answers in this section Due to the extroverts nature of both temperaments.) (A Melancholic may tick some (d) answers in section A. as a Choleric may also tick (c) answers in this section, Due to the introvert nature of both temperaments.) SECTION A SCORES: 1. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=0 2. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=0 3. a=5 b=5 c=0 d=0 4. a=5 b=0 c=3 d=0 5. a=5 b=2 c=0 d=0 6. a=5 b=3 c=3 d=0 7. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=3 8. a=5 b=0 c=3 d=0 9. a=5 b=0 c=3 d=0 10. a=5 b=3 c=0 d=0

SECTION B ANSWERS: Scoring the highest marks in this section makes you a Phlegmatic Person. Ticking (a) answers from this section point you to Phlegmatic temperament. Ticking (b) answers from this section point you to a Sanguine temperament. Ticking (c) answers from this section point you to Melancholic temperament. Ticking (d) answers from this section point you to a Choleric temperament. (A Phlegmatic may tick some (c) answers in section B; and a Melancholic may also tick (a) answers in this section Due to the introverts nature of both temperaments.) (A Choleric may tick some (b) answers in section B; as a Sanguine may also tick (c) answers in this section, Due to the extrovert nature of both temperaments). SECTION B SCORES: 1. a=5 b=2 c=2 d=0 2. a=5 b=2 c=3 d=0 3. a=5 b=0 c=2 d=2 4. a=5 b=0 c=2 d=0 5. a=5 b=2 c=0 d=0 6. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=2 7. a=5 b=0 c=2 d=0 8. a=5 b=0 c=2 d=0 9. a=5 b=0 c=2 d=2 10. a=5 b=0 c=2 d=0

SECTION C ANSWERS Scoring the highest marks in this section makes you a Choleric. Ticking (a) answers from this section point you to Choleric temperament. Ticking (b) answers from this section point you to a Phlegmatic temperament. Ticking (c) answers from this section point you to Sanguine temperament. Ticking (d) answers from this section point you to a Melancholic temperament. (A Choleric may tick some (d) answers in section C; since some traits Choleric are similar to Melancholic SECTION C SCORES: 1. a=5 b=0 c=2 d=0 2. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=0 3. a=5 b=3 c=0 d=2 4. a=5 b=2 c=0 d=2 5. a=5 b=0 c=3 d=2 6. a=5 b=2 c=0 d=3 7. a=5 b=0 c=3 d=0 8. a=5 b=0 c=3 d=0 9. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=0 10. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=0

SECTION D ANSWERS Scoring the highest marks in this section makes you a Melancholic Person. Ticking (a) answers from this section point you to Melancholic temperament. Ticking (b) answers from this section point you to a Choleric temperament. Ticking (c) answers from this section point you to Phlegmatic temperament. Ticking (d) answers from this section point you to a Sanguine temperament. (A Melancholic may tick some (c) answers in section D; and a Phlegmatic may also tick (a) answers in this section D; Due to the introvert nature of both temperaments.) (A Choleric may tick some (b) answers in section D; as a Sanguine may also tick (d) answers in this section, Due to the extrovert nature of both temperaments.) SECTION D SCORES: 1. a=5 b=0 c=3 d=0 2. a=5 b=0 c=3 d=0 3. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=0 4. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=0 5. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=2 6. a=5 b=0 c=2 d=0 7. a=5 b=0 c=0 d=0 8. a=5 b=3 c=2 d=0 9. a=5 b=0 c=2 d=0 10. a=5 b=2 c=0 d=0

ADDING MARKS AND FINDING PERCENTAGE Add all your marks from each section, the section where you score highest marks is your Dominant Temperament, the 2 nd highest is your second temperament. PERCENTAGE: Add your highest and second highest marks together; eg 50+30=80 Deduct your answer from 100; eg 100-80=20. Divide your answer by 2; eg, 20 divided by 2 =10 Add your answer to your highest and 2 nd 30+10=40 highest marks; eg, 50=+10=60 and This means if your highest mark is sanguine and 2 nd highest is Choleric, then you 60% Sanguine and 40% Choleric. If your score is more than a 100, divide your marks by 2 before you begin your calculations.