How much of a Type A Personality are you?

By: Joshua Laurent
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
How much of a Type A Personality are you?
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About This Quiz

Type A personality types exhibit ambition, are rigidly organized, highly status-conscious, sensitive, impatient, anxious, proactive, sometimes hostile, have difficulty expressing emotions and are competitive? Is this you?
How often are you late to work?
They expect it now, so I don't stress.
Never. It's rude and others are counting on me.
It happens, but I always call ahead.
It depends what you mean by "late".
How do you feel when you turn on the radio and your favorite song is at the very end?
You're disappointed, but it's just a song.
You feel like the universe is screwing with you.
Lucky you got to hear even a few seconds.
I know it will be hours until that station plays it again.
What do you think of astrology?
Whatever floats your boat.
It has no basis in science.
It's interesting what others believe.
I wish I was more into it.

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If you tell yourself to wake up tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., how many minutes off will you be when you awaken?
At least an hour
Within 10 minutes
Around 30 minutes
I'd be within two or three minutes
Are you able to be open-minded to change when somebody challenges your beliefs?
I'm willing to hear them out politely
Once they're done, I'll tell them why they are wrong
Yes, but I would hope they would extend the same courtesy
Being challenged is the only way we grow
When you are supposed to meet someone at 9 a.m. and they are not there at 8:59 a.m., what do you think?
I hope everything is OK
They better be here in the next 60 seconds
If they're not here in the next 10 minutes, I'll make a call
I hope I'm not stood up. That would be awkward

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What political party do you belong to?
Democrat
It's none of your business
Republican
Independent
Which of the Big Four sports is your favorite?
Baseball
Football
Basketball
Hockey
Do you read for pleasure?
Yes, I try to make it a priority
Sometimes, but usually non-fiction
Not as much as I wish I could
All the time

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If the speed limit is 60 mph, how fast are you going
55 mph
70 mph
65 mph
60 mph
How do you feel about the holidays?
It's a nice time to unwind
It's more unneeded stress
It's become too commercialized
They're the most wonderful time of the year.
How much of your life is scheduled to the minute?
I have a routine, but it's bendable as necessary
With my life, it has to be
I know what I'm doing almost every minute, but it keeps me calm knowing what's next.
None of it

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Your plane is delayed. What's your first thought?
Well, there's nothing I can do about it
This always happens to me
I wonder what the reason is
I hope there hasn't been a hijacking
Can money buy you happiness?
No, but it can buy peace of mind
Yes, of course it can
It can buy things that make you happy, so by that reasoning, yest it can.
Of course not.
What time do you wake up in the morning
About an hour before I have to be at work
6 a.m. everyday
8 a.m. on weekdays, 9:30 a.m. on weekends
It's all over the place

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How much money do you think you have to make a year to be comfortable?
$30,000
$100,000
$60,000
$250,000
What is your favorite genre of movie?
Comedy
Drama
Documentary
Foreign
How do you take your coffee?
No sugar, lot of cream
Black
2 cream, 2 sugar
I don't drink coffee

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Of the following which is your favorite sport to play?
Tennis
Golf
Does jogging count?
I don't exercise
How many minutes late does somebody have to be before you start getting angry?
20 minutes
They should be on time
10 minutes
They should be five minutes early
What one item do you always take when you travel?
Book
Alarm clock
Laptop computer
Headphones

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How long do you let leaves stay in your front yard before you rake them?
Some years I don't get around to it
I rake about four times, once enough accumulate
A few weeks. I make sure the trees are bare
I don't have a yard with leaves
How many miles do you drive a car before you look for a new one?
125,000
60,000
100,000
200,000
Which Friends character most reflects you?
Joey
Monica
Chandler
Ross

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Which Seinfeld character most reflects you?
Jerry
George
Elaine
Kramer
Which holiday is the most pointless?
Columbus Day
Valentine's Day
Presidents' Day
Thanksgiving
If you were a type of weapon, which would it be?
Gun
Machete
Knife
Mace

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If you know somebody is factually wrong about something, what do you do?
Let it go unless it's really important
Pull up Google on my phone
Calmly explain I know I'm right and they can confirm for themselves
Argue I'm right until they give in
How do you get your Christmas tree every year?
Go out to a tree farm and cut it down
I use an artificial tree
Go to a lot near the gas station
I don't have a Christmas tree
How did you feel when you heard Donald Trump was elected?
This is going to be interesting
As long as my life gets better, I don't care who the President is.
No one man can fix nor destroy the country
Finally, a President who reflects my views

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