Twelve Archetypes (For Writers)

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

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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 am no longer the person I thought I was.

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3. Life is one heartache after another.

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4. Spiritual help accounts for my effectiveness.

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

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6. I find fulfillment through relationships.

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7. People look to me for direction.

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8. I fear those in authority.

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9. I don't take rules too seriously.

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

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11. I feel abandoned.

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

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13. I have leadership qualities.

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14. I am searching for ways to improve myself.

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

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16. I prefer to be in charge.

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17. I try to find truths behind illusions.

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18. Changing my inner thoughts changes my outer life.

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19. I develop resources, human or natural.

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

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

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22. I strive for objectivity.

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23. My presence is often a catalyst for change.

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24. I enjoy making people laugh.

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25. I use discipline to achieve goals.

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26. I feel loving toward people in general.

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

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

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

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30. The world is a safe place.

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31. People I've trusted have abandoned me.

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

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

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

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35. I assume that people I meet are trustworthy.

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

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

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38. I collect information without making judgements.

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

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

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41. I have let others down.

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42. I feel safe.

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

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

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45. I try to be authentic wherever I am.

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

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47. I find satisfaction in caring for others.

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48. Others see me as fun.

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49. I feel sexy.

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

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

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52. Giving makes me happier than recieving.

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

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54. I embrace life fully.

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

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

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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.
I like to help people connect with one another.
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 enjoy making people laugh.
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.
I collect information without making judgements.
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.
Giving makes me happier than recieving.
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.
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