Monday, 29 August 2016

"Divergent" Personality Testing

Many of you are aware that Divergent is a novel by the New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth.

Set in post apocalyptic Chicago, the novel follows the story's protagonist, Beatrice, who is faced with numerous societal challenges in this dystopian world. Here, there are 5 distinct factions, and each faction has a virtue which they believe is best.

The faction Abnegation values selfishness, Amity values peace,  Candour values honesty, Dauntless values bravery, and Erudite intelligence. People can only belong in one group.

I took a short Divergent Aptitude test to determine my faction, and the results were surprising.


What happened to me? I use to be nice, and to be honest, I am not that brave. However, I think the questions let me to answer in a way that would make me seem brave. I tried taking the test a day later and the results were similar.


I have been told twice now that I am divergent. This is an interesting group, if you can call it a group, and it is what the story's protagonist is, which really complicated her life.

This test is interesting. I think if you are someone who focuses on solving problems, you will get results similar to mine.

I tried another aptitude test to see what faction I would fit into at Divergent Aptitude Test.

My results were even stranger:


This is the third time I have been told I am divergent.  It might be that the test (just 10 questions) is so quirky, that most people will test as divergent.

On the other hand, when I read the book, I identified most closely with the Dauntless and Erudite factions because to survive in this apocalyptic Chicago, one needs to be smart and brave. 

All in all, I don't recommend taking these test too seriously.








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