Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences

Excerpt from The Left/Right Twenty Questions Game in Predisposed

The Five Questions from Hardwired i

1. Could you slap your father in the face (with his permission) as part of a comedy skit?
1. Yes
2. No

2. When you go to work in the morning, do you often leave a mess in your apartment or house?
1. Yes
2. No

3. Which lesson is more important to teach to children?
1. Kindness
2. Respect

4. Do you get bored by abstract ideas and theoretical discussions?
1. Yes
2. No

5. Think about this carefully for 15 seconds - Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Which answer is closer to your current thoughts?
1. Okay makes sense
2. What?

Which item from each pair comes closest to describing you?ii

6. 1. Eccentric
   2. Conventional
7. 1. Decisive
   2. Flexible
8. 1. Open-Minded
   2. b. Moralistic
9. 1. Imaginative
   2. Practical
10. 1. Simple
    2. Complex

Which item from each pair comes closest to describing you?ii

11. 1. Small towns
    2. Big cities
12. 1. Romantic movies
    2. Comedies
13. 1. Country music
    2. Classical music
14. 1. Motorcycle
    2. SUV
15. 1. Book about sports
    2. Book about music

Read the book to take the rest of the quiz and find out how you scored.

iHardwired 2009 Christine Lavin, John Alford, John Hibbing, Jeff Mondak, and Gene Weingarten.

iiThe Secret Lives of Liberals and Conservatives: Personality Profiles, Interaction Styles, and the Things They Leave Behind Political Psychology, Vol. 29, No. 6. (December 2008), pp. 807-840, by Dana R. Carney, John T. Jost, Samuel D. Gosling, Jeff Potter.