What Famous Lifelong Learner Are You?
Are you a tinkering mastermind like Leonardo Da Vinci or are you more of a frontline scientist like Jane Goodall? Do you learn better from devouring weighty tomes or from philosophical discussions with your friends? Whatever your approach to learning is, self-knowledge is the key. Discover who you most closely resemble among noted scholars in the lifelong learning pantheon.
- 1.
I’m most likely to choose this book at the library…
- A.
How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
- B.
A Walk in the Woods – Bill Bryson
- C.
Journey to the Center of the Earth – Jules Verne
- D.
The Artisan Soul – Erwin Raphael McManus
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- 2.
On my perfect weekend getaway, I would…
- A.
Retreat to nature – forests, mountains or the beach
- B.
Rent a cottage with friends
- C.
Create my own masterpiece at an arts and crafts workshop
- D.
Explore a new city
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- 3.
On a day trip I’m most likely to bring…
- A.
A sketchbook
- B.
The book I’m currently reading
- C.
A friend to share the experience with
- D.
A wildlife guidebook
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- 4.
The people I like to hang out with most are best described as…
- A.
Creative and artistic
- B.
Free-spirited and adventurous
- C.
Environmentally conscious and nature-lovers
- D.
Deep thinkers and intellectuals
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- 5.
The quote that speaks to me most is…
- A.
“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- B.
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light” – Helen Keller
- C.
“I'd rather be in a tent than in a house” – Mary Leakey
- D.
“What is behind you is forgotten. You can’t remember danger and difficulty when it is behind you” – Wanda Rutkiewicz
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- 6.
People who know me would describe me as…
- A.
Active
- B.
Pensive
- C.
Outgoing
- D.
Inventive
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- 7.
When I want to learn about Chinese culture, I…
- A.
Read a book about Chinese art and architecture
- B.
Watch a YouTube video and make sweet and sour wontons
- C.
Buy a plane ticket and hike the Great Wall of China
- D.
Go to a museum and examine the calligraphy
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- 8.
My idea of the perfect exercise is…
- A.
Go for a walk in the woods
- B.
Finish a crossword puzzle – I mostly exercise my mind
- C.
Join a group Zumba class
- D.
Pick up a new sport
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- 9.
When I’m looking for a great new restaurant I…
- A.
Walk around the neighborhood and browse the menus
- B.
Look up reviews online or in a local guidebook
- C.
Ask a friend for a recommendation
- D.
Randomly choose and try my luck
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- 10.
My favorite game is…
- A.
Bridge
- B.
Scrabble
- C.
Jenga
- D.
Learning a new game
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