DO YOU DISCRIMINATE?

Printable Self-test

Print out this test and choose which of the options below is most like you. Then check the scoring table below. 

1. Your sister tells you she is marrying a man who is of a different race. You...
a. ask her if you can throw an engagement party.
b. refuse to go to the wedding.
c. congratulate her but avoid making plans to meet him.

2. When you move to a new city you look for an area that is...
a. multi-cultural.
b. full of people like you.
c. near your job so you can walk to work.

3. Your son brings home a friend who speaks a language you don’t understand. You...
a. tell your son you don’t want them to play together anymore.
b. get to know your son’s friend. Maybe your son will learn another language.
c. let them play together, but don’t allow the friend to stay for dinner.

4. Your boss wants you to interview people for a job. The most qualified person for the job is an older woman. You...
a. offer her the job but ask her if she can handle climbing stairs to the fourth floor.
b. hire her.
c. toss her CV in the trash and hire a younger person with less experience.

5. There is one seat left on the bus and it is next to a man who has a strange tic. You...
a. would rather stand.
b. sit next to him, tics are not contagious.
c. sit next to him but try not to make any eye contact.

Source: New English Digest

SCORING

WHAT IT MEANS

13-15

You’re not comfortable with people who are not like you. Remember, life can get boring if you limit yourself too much. Don’t judge a book by its cover. The same can be said about people.

9-12

You don’t discriminate but you stay away from people who are not like you. Get to know people who may be different from you. You may make a new friend and learn something new in the process.

5-8

It is great that you feel comfortable around all different kinds of people. Try to encourage the people around you to be as open-minded as you are.