Try to imagine yourself in this improbable situation and choose one possibility for each circumstance. You'll discover another side of your complex personality.

1. You are alone in an oasis in the desert, you're thirsty, your water-bottle is empty

and you're exhausted.

 ◊  You sit beneath a palm tree to save your energy.

 ¤  You start digging to look for water.

2. You know that if you continue walking, you may have a chance of being saved.

 ◊ You are afraid of meeting desert marauders.

 ¤ You hope to come across a passing caravan.

3. At a certain point, two men and a woman (if you're a man), or one man and two women (if you're a woman) arrive. They are also lost, but they have food and water supplies.

 ◊ You think the presence of the woman (or the man) will create problems.

 ¤ You immediately imagine a love-story developing between you.

 4. One of the three decides what to do.

 ◊ You accept his choice.

 ¤ you try to put forward  your point of view.

5. You decide to take some weapons on the journey.

 ◊ You decide to carry fire-arms and ammunition in your knapsack.

 ¤ You choose a cutting-weapon that you feel is safer and lighter to carry.

6. The provisions are low. A decision has to be taken:

 ◊ You ration the food in the hope that help will arrive.

 ¤ You face the journey thinking you'll have a greater chance of being rescued.

 7. Towards evening, you find shelter in an abandoned fort; you choose to sleep.

 ◊ In an isolated corner.

 ¤ With the others.

8. While you are dozing off to sleep, you see your companions vanish in a cloud of sand and you find yourself in a cave where:

 ◊ You settle down in one way or another.

 ¤ You search for a way out.

9. The cave disappears, and you find yourself on the banks of a pond. On the opposite shore a Bedouin invites you to follow him:

 ◊ You dive into the water and swim towards him.

 ¤ You want to avoid swimming, so you don't answer his invitation.

10. All of a sudden, the Bedouin is beside you. He:

 ◊ Asks if you want to go with him, to become one of them.

 ¤ Explains that if you don't want to have bad dreams at night, you should eat a light supper.

YOUR SCORE

◊ 7 to 10 times:       

" The early bird catches the worm". This proverb fits your character. You're an introvert, and you tend to accept things as a sign of fate. So, you often feel lonesome in a world that offers you few opportunities to get on. Try to react; you need to struggle to get anywhere.

¤ 7 to 10 times:

You have an active and extrovert personality. You are practical and you're convinced that action counts more than thought. But, stop occasionally to appreciate what is going on around you. Otherwise, you risk rushing through life without savouring anything.

◊ and ¤ 3 to 7 times:

Well done! You are well-balanced emotionally. In the eyes of those around you, you are responsible for your actions and instinctively logical. Be careful, though, not to get too big for your boots. Don't consider yourself superior - you would no longer be "perfect"!

Giulia S. III^D