What Mask Do You Wear? Quiz

When I’ve been offended I ...

Refuse to admit any sort of discomfort. I’d rather just seem okay than let someone know how it really made me feel.

Use humor to deflect from my insecurities.

Get defensive and make a cutting comment in response

Passively aggressively talk about whoever offended me to my friends.

When someone is talking to me about a hard situation they are going through I ...

Share about a time when something similar or worse happened to me.

Break the tension of the situation with a joke or light-hearted comment.

Keep things a little surfacy so things don’t get too deep or emotional.

Simply listen and sympathize with them.

When I make a mistake at work or school I ...

Brush it off and hope no one noticed.

Make fun of myself so no one sees that I’m embarrassed.

Turn the attention to someone else and their mistake so I don’t look so bad.

Justify my mistake to show that anyone could easily make this mistake.

When I’m walking through a difficult season in life I ...

Get through it by bottling up my feelings and putting on a smile.

Make sure no one knows the real extent of my struggle so I don’t feel weak or dependent.

Laugh it off to bury whatever feelings are really going on.

Identify with someone else who is struggling so I’m not alone.

I wish I spent less time, energy (and maybe even money) fighting to keep up with the trend.

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

I have a strong desire to be fiercely independent.

Strongly agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

In a crowd, I would rather ...

Stand out

Fit in

When I’m at a social gathering, I feel the most confident when ...

I stick with my crew.

I’m the life of the party.

I’m in a conversation talking about things that I’m confident in.

Eyes aren’t on me.

In high school people knew me as ...

Class clown

Happy and go-with-the-flow

People-Pleaser

Show-off

When I run into someone I haven’t seen in years I ...

Try to keep the conversation superficial and light-hearted.

Keep the conversation focused on them so I don’t have to open up too much about my life.

Find myself comparing my life to theirs.

Make sure to share unique stories from my life and highlight my success and accomplishments since we last spoke.

When I get the vibe that someone doesn’t like me I ...

Pretend like I don’t pick up on the vibes so that I don’t cause confrontation.

Am not bothered by it, and my demenor toward them shows that I don't care

Try to find something in common with them so they will like me.

Make jokes about them.

Someone’s first impression of me is usually that I’m ...

Outgoing and funny

Happy and personable

Determined and independent

Relatable

When I’m in a large meeting I ...

Will only contribute if I know it will be something everyone will agree with.

Lighten up the serious tone of the room.

Like to feel in control of the room and it can cause me to become judgemental. If someone has a lame idea, I’m not afraid to have a counterpoint.

Am a listener, I would rather just smile and nod even if I disagree.

I don’t like it, but people tell me I can come across as ...

Prideful

Conformative

Lacking a serious side

Indifferent

On the flip side, I do like it when people tell me I am ...

Determined and driven

Fun to be around

Optimistic

Easy to talk to