Chapter XI
Test Your Mate and Yourself
Now you are going to take ten tests that will record how well qualified you are to marry. Your over-all score will indicate your chances of achieving a happy marriage, with whomever you may marry. These tests can be taken by either men or girls. And we suggest that after you take the tests you have your favorite date take them too. Then in the next chapter you can see how well you are matched.
In addition to scoring your desirability as a mate, the tests will help unveil for you your own personality. They will present you as you appear to other people. Be honest with yourself. There are no catch questions.
If you wish you can get a piece of paper to write your answers on. If you do this you will not mark up the book, nobody will know how you answered, and any other person taking the tests will not be influenced by your answers.
Don’t look up the correct answers until you have finished all the tests. After you have completed all ten tests you can then see how they should be scored. Some of these traits are more important to marriage happiness than others, and some are more important for one sex than the other. Be sure not to talk over any of the questions with anyone until after you have taken all the tests. Now go ahead, and work rapidly.
TRAIT I (Sociability)
Indicate the degree of your liking for each of the following activities by drawing a circle around M if you would like it a great deal, around S if you would have some liking for it, around L if you would have a little liking for it, around N if you would have practically no liking for it.
| 1. | Introducing strangers at a party. | M | S | L | N |
| 2. | Entertaining a group of friends. | M | S | L | N |
| 3. | Raising money for a charity. | M | S | L | N |
| 4. | Taking part in some athletic contest. | M | S | L | N |
| 5. | Going on a picnic. | M | S | L | N |
| 6. | Playing games like golf, tennis, croquet, or darts. | M | S | L | N |
| 7. | Reading the sporting section of the newspaper. | M | S | L | N |
| 8. | Playing games like bridge, pinochle or Monopoly. | M | S | L | N |
| 9. | Keeping a pet, such as a cat or dog. | M | S | L | N |
| 10. | Attending a masquerade party. | M | S | L | N |
| 11. | Performing on the radio. | M | S | L | N |
| 12. | Being a delegate to a convention. | M | S | L | N |
| 13. | Making long-distance telephone calls to friends. | M | S | L | N |
| 14. | Preparing for an examination by studying with classmates. | M | S | L | N |
| 15. | Helping a stranded motorist change a tire. | M | S | L | N |
TRAIT II (Conformity)
Fifteen experts, each of whom had won success in a different field, were asked to give an opinion of the statements below. At least eight or more of the experts marked each statement below as true. Read each statement, and if you agree with the experts that the statement is true, draw a circle around A. If you agree but only with reservations, draw a circle around R. If you disagree with the experts, draw a circle around D.