According to this 50 question personality test, the U.S. President that I most resemble in personality is Dwight D. Eisenhower. Hmm. . . it turns out that I've been reading about Eisenhower lately because of the U-2 incident, and I do think that he's an underrated President, not unlike George H.W. Bush in many ways.
The test rates you on five categories: Extroversion, Openness, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Neuroticism. It scored me as below average in extroversion, openness, and agreeableness; above average in conscientiousness; and low on neuroticism. That sounds about right, although I would've thought I'd be above average on agreeableness. Maybe I should go pick a fight with the test writers.
This is the really interesting part:
According to a study done by Jeffery J. Mondak, Ph.D., your scores indicate that you are:
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Likely to be skeptical of minorities and sexual deviants. [Not particularly accurate]
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More likely to be pro-life rather than pro-choice. [Complicated but inaccurate as a matter of policy]
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Likely to feel that any sensible person must start with the status quo.
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Likely to regard philosophical discussions a waste of time. [Um, hello, I work in the ivory tower!!!]
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Likely to pursue interests in the real world, rather than bury yourself in book knowledge. [Ditto]
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More likely to favor military intervention as a means of solving foreign policy problems. [I used to be partial to this view, but now I am a big fan of Star Trek's Prime Directive.]
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Less likely to think that international cooperation will solve foreign policy problems. [This is probably spot on.]
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More likely to take responsibility and to take an active interest in your community. [Somewhat right...]
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More likely to be patriotic and proud of your country. [Yeah, I guess so.]
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More likely to enjoy romantic fiction than the rest of the population. [WTF????]
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More likely to frequently change jobs and partners. [Nope]
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More likely to end up in jail or to get in trouble with the law. [Well, I got into the law, which is maybe close enough to in trouble with the law.]
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More likely to generally disagree with your immediate friends and family. [Am I disagreeable? I do seem to disagree with my dad's political views, which are best described as anti-libertarian.]
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More likely to stand your ground and push back against people who are hostile to you, or with whom you are in disagreement. [I'll blame law school for this.]
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More likely to support the use of capital punishment. [Only in two unique situations.]
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Less likely to take a favorable view of government welfare programs. [Possibly]
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More likely to enjoy fitness training and physical exercise. [BINGO!!!!]
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More likely to nurture a few select beliefs that you regard as settled in stone. [Yeah, I think this is right.]
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Less likely to flirt with harm and danger. [Um, yeah, this too.]
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Less likely to have insurance or to belong to a labor union. [I do have insurance, and not just employer-provided insurance.]
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