Welcome to your Kindness quiz A stranger knocks on your door with a toy your child may have left outside: but the toy is not your child’s. Choose which best describes what you would do: Thank the person and say the toy does not belong to you Be suspicious that they want to get inside your house Do not open the door all the way to talk Say it is not your toy and hope they leave As you enter the grocery store you pass by a volunteer asking for donations to help those who have lost their job and home due to a recent hurricane. Choose which best describes what you would do: Say you are sorry, but do not give any money Make an excuse that you do not have money right now Make a donation and thank them for their effort Try to go in another door to avoid having to talk to this person You have a day where your child is sick, you have a job you don’t like, and you are short of food in the house. Choose which best describes how you would feel: Depressed Hopeful Optimistic Angry You are late for work and you see a dog that seems hurt lying by the side of the road as you drive by. Choose which best describes what you would do: Drive on because it is not your dog so it does not concern you Stop and try to help the dog Stop and look for others who can help you with the dog Call 911 Imagine you start a new job and are introduced to the person who will be your immediate boss. How might you treat this person? Just like a close friend or family member With a high level of respect and courtesy With fear, hoping not to say the wrong thing It will depend on what this person is like when you get to know them Imagine that a religious group you do not agree with is planning on building a place of worship in your neighborhood. What would you do? Organize an effort to keep it from being built Talk with your friends and family about how much you disapprove of it Nothing Welcome them Imagine that you have been engaged to a person for some time and are ready to get married. Your fiancé admits that during the first few months of your relationship he/she was seeing someone else at the same time, but ended that relationship a long time ago. What would you do? Listen to your fiancé and forgive the behavior End the relationship Talk to a friend about it Be angry and never forgive your fiancé During the hurricane Katrina disaster there were many organizations asking for donations to help those in need. What did you do at that time? Made a donation Gave no money at all, I didn’t feel it was that important Gave no money at all, I was really struggling myself at the time Thought about it but did not make a donation Think about the people that know you best. Which of these best captures how they would describe your personality? Good sense of humor Kind Outgoing Serious Imagine that you are struggling to make ends meet and can’t pay the rent. A person from work overhears this and he pays your rent for you without asking for anything in return. What might you do in this situation? Nothing; You didn’t ask him to do it Wonder what he wants out of it Tell him thank you Write him a thank you note describing what the act meant to you Imagine that you have been a community leader for many years without being noticed by others, and then just recently received an award for all your hard work. How would you react? Feel like I deserved it for all the work I put in Have the award framed and put in my living room Tell those close to me about the award Nothing special; I did it for the community A friend calls and says she is running for school board and wants your support, but you have promised to support someone else who you don’t know as well. What would you do? Support your friend and make an excuse to the other person Be loyal to your commitment to the other person Avoid supporting either one Ask for help from someone to resolve your dilemma Imagine that a friend of yours is assaulted and robbed by someone who is caught and sent to jail for five years. How would you feel about this situation? The person deserved to be punished The person should go to jail for a longer time The person should be given less punishment Feel sorry that the person has to go to jail at all Think about the decision of the United States to go to war with Iraq. Which best describes how you feel about this? War is always justified War is justified when one nation treats its citizens poorly War is never justified, not matter what the circumstances War is only justified after peace talks have failed You know someone who always seems to be in a good mood no matter what is happening in her life. How do you compare to this type of person? Exactly the same Completely opposite More alike than different More different than alike Imagine that you work at a coffee shop and an individual walks in who is wearing a military uniform. How might you talk to this person? Just like anyone else With a high level of admiration With contempt With great enthusiasm Imagine that a neighbor of yours has a learning disability and has difficulty expressing herself. How might you feel about this? Glad it’s not you Offer to speak for her Compassion for her Like avoiding her Sacredness quiz Love quiz