Twelve Archetypes (For Writers)

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1. I enjoy making people laugh.

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Twelve Archetypes (For Writers) - Quiz

Which of the twelve archetypes does your character embody? Is s/he a warrior? Ruler? Creator? Destroyer? Caregiver?

The questions are answered on scales of 1 to 5:
1 = Almost Never
2 = Rarely
3 = Sometimes
4 = Usually
5 = Almost Always

2. I feel abandoned.

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3. I have times of high accomplishment that feel effortless to me.

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4. I have leadership qualities.

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5. I am searching for ways to improve myself.

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6. I can count on others to take care of me.

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7. I prefer to be in charge.

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8. I try to find truths behind illusions.

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9. Changing my inner thoughts changes my outer life.

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10. I develop resources, human or natural.

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11. I am willing to take personal risks in order to defend my beliefs.

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12. I can't sit back and let a wrong go by without challenging it.

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13. I strive for objectivity.

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14. My presence is often a catalyst for change.

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15. I like to help people connect with one another.

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16. I use discipline to achieve goals.

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17. I feel loving toward people in general.

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18. I am good at matching people's abilities with tasks to be done.

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19. It is essential for me to maintain my independence.

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20. I believe everyone and everything in the world are interconnected.

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21. The world is a safe place.

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22. People I've trusted have abandoned me.

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23. I am letting go of things that do not fit for me anymore.

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24. I do not live up to my expectations for myself.

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25. I have a sense that a better world awaits me somewhere.

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26. I assume that people I meet are trustworthy.

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27. I try to manage situations with the good of all in mind.

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28. The act of looking for something is as important to me as finding it.

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29. Giving makes me happier than recieving.

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30. I feel disoriented by so much change in my life.

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31. The process of my own self-healing enables me to help heal others.

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32. I have let others down.

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33. I feel safe.

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34. I put fear aside and do what needs to be done.

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35. I put the needs of others before my own.

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36. I try to be authentic wherever I am.

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37. When life gets dull, I like to shake things up.

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38. I find satisfaction in caring for others.

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39. Others see me as fun.

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40. I feel sexy.

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41. I believe that people don't really mean to hurt each other.

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42. As a child, I was neglected or victimized.

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43. I collect information without making judgements.

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44. I agree with the statement: "It is better to hav eloved and lost than never to have loved at all."

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45. I embrace life fully.

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46. I keep a sense of perspective by taking a long-range view.

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47. I am in the process of creating my own life.

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48. I believe there are many good ways to look at the same thing.

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49. I am no longer the person I thought I was.

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50. Life is one heartache after another.

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51. Spiritual help accounts for my effectiveness.

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52. I find it easier to do for others than to do for myself.

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53. I find fulfillment through relationships.

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54. People look to me for direction.

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55. I fear those in authority.

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56. I don't take rules too seriously.

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I enjoy making people laugh.
I feel abandoned.
I have times of high accomplishment that feel effortless to me.
I have leadership qualities.
I am searching for ways to improve myself.
I can count on others to take care of me.
I prefer to be in charge.
I try to find truths behind illusions.
Changing my inner thoughts changes my outer life.
I develop resources, human or natural.
I am willing to take personal risks in order to defend my beliefs.
I can't sit back and let a wrong go by without challenging it.
I strive for objectivity.
My presence is often a catalyst for change.
I like to help people connect with one another.
I use discipline to achieve goals.
I feel loving toward people in general.
I am good at matching people's abilities with tasks to be done.
It is essential for me to maintain my independence.
I believe everyone and everything in the world are interconnected.
The world is a safe place.
People I've trusted have abandoned me.
I am letting go of things that do not fit for me anymore.
I do not live up to my expectations for myself.
I have a sense that a better world awaits me somewhere.
I assume that people I meet are trustworthy.
I try to manage situations with the good of all in mind.
The act of looking for something is as important to me as finding it.
Giving makes me happier than recieving.
I feel disoriented by so much change in my life.
The process of my own self-healing enables me to help heal others.
I have let others down.
I feel safe.
I put fear aside and do what needs to be done.
I put the needs of others before my own.
I try to be authentic wherever I am.
When life gets dull, I like to shake things up.
I find satisfaction in caring for others.
Others see me as fun.
I feel sexy.
I believe that people don't really mean to hurt each other.
As a child, I was neglected or victimized.
I collect information without making judgements.
I agree with the statement: "It is better to hav eloved and lost than...
I embrace life fully.
I keep a sense of perspective by taking a long-range view.
I am in the process of creating my own life.
I believe there are many good ways to look at the same thing.
I am no longer the person I thought I was.
Life is one heartache after another.
Spiritual help accounts for my effectiveness.
I find it easier to do for others than to do for myself.
I find fulfillment through relationships.
People look to me for direction.
I fear those in authority.
I don't take rules too seriously.
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