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This is an interesting psychology test . Let me know what you guys chose! 

How moral are you?  (test)
What is your attitude to morals, sex and honesty?
The fascinating personality test below was written by a Sydney 
Marriage expert who is a qualified psychologist. It began as a dinner party
conversation gimmick, but it has been prepared in this form for 
readers to test themselves.

To do the "test" you must give your honest opinion about morals and
honesty of the four characters in our story of Sherwood Forest.
Forget any preconceived ideas you may about them - this is a 
different sort of story from all the others.


"The Sheriff of Nottingham captured Little John and Robin Hood and
imprisoned them in his maximum-security dungeon. Maid Marion 
begged the Sheriff for their release, pleading her love for Robin. The 
Sheriff agreed to release them only if Maid Marion spent the night 
with him. To this she agreed.

The next morning the Sheriff released his prisoners. Robin at once
demanded that Marion tell him how she persuaded the Sheriff to let 
them go free. Marion confessed the truth, and was bewildered 
when Robin abused her, calling her a slut, and saying that he 
never wanted to see her again.

At this Little John defended her, inviting her to leave Sherwood 
with him and promising life-long devotion. She accepted and 
they rode away together."



Now in terms of realistic every-day standards of behaviour, put 
Robin, Marion, Little John and the Sheriff in the order in which you 
Consider they showed the most morality and honesty.

There is no "right" answer, and the following is the  psychologist's
estimate of you for each of the 24 arrangements.
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Here goes.

ROBIN, MARION, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN:
You find it hard to accept the permissive attitudes of others, or 
to convince them of the validity of your own standards. You are not 
disposed to trust people and do not have a very happy life.
(Men) To you "love" involves sex and duty, rather than charity and
forgiveness.
(Women) You blame men for much of the unhappiness in your life.

ROBIN, MARION, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF:
Your philosophy of life is a sad hotchpotch of the conventions of 
society, your own convictions and romanticism. You are not unkind, 
only staid and unimaginative.
(Men) You see a woman as weak but desirable.
(Women) Your resent the arrogance of men.

ROBIN, SHERIFF, MARION, LITTLE JOHN:
(Men) We think you are unhappy, although you probably will not 
admit it. As a ruthless authoritarian you are as moral as it suits you 
and no more. You do not apply the same rules to men as you do to women.
(Women) How worthless you seem to think women are.

ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, MARION, SHERIFF:
You are a moralist with conventional ideas, which some people 
would call old-fashioned.
(Men) You probably consider yourself a fair-minded man in a world 
which falls badly below your standards. Your inhibitions and sense of 
guilt are in the way of your happiness.
(Women) Unlucky in love? Perhaps you hope for too much in a man. 
Be a realist, not a romantic.

ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, MARION:
You are conventional and puritanical.
(Men) You moralise and see women as a great conspiracy against 
man, with sex as their principal weapon. You are missing a great 
deal in life.
(Women) Your parents probably played a big part in the formation 
of such a guilt complex as yours. Your mind is in chains and it's 
time you did something to free it.

LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, SHERIFF, MARION:
You are not easy to assess. Basically you are ruled by an 
inferiority complex and feelings of insecurity. How do you 
present yourself to the world? An idealist, a moralist, a 
conformist keeping up with Jones's?
(Men) Your conflicting views on sex and morality may lead to every 
sort sexual problem. You have always feared women, probably 
starting  with your mother.
(Women) It is a shame you have not accepted the ideal of 
woman as the equal (and sometimes stronger) partner of man.

LITTLE JOHN, MARION, ROBIN, SHERIFF:
You are fairly broadminded romantic and reasonably contented. 
You  value kindness greatly and try to live by your ideals. You do not 
conceal from yourself, or from others, you strong need for security, 
which may be either emotional or material.
(Men) Perhaps you tend to idealise women and credit them with 
virtues they don't possess.
(Women) Your experiences of men have not all been happy, perhaps
because you hope for a little too much?


LITTLE JOHN, MARION, SHERIFF, ROBIN:
You are the slightly romantic realist. You respect truth, and are
broadminded and flexible. Whether you are a man or a woman you are
probably a happy person. You like people and they can readily make 
friends with you. You are not very adventurous, but this does not bother 
you.

LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, MARION, ROBIN:
You too, believe that morality is another word for common-sense 
and suitability, and not something which is universally valid or a 
religious truth. Your feeling for security is strong, and you would rate 
reliability as one of your virtues.
(Men) Your estimate of women as the inferior sex suggests that you 
are a little uncertain of them.
(Women) You are more permissive about the morals of others than 
you are about your own.

LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, ROBIN, MARION:
You are conventional, unimaginative, and something of a prude. It 
would be surprising if your love life was a roaring success.
(Man) You have an old-world authoritarian attitude. One thing is 
sure - you have some sorry illusions about women.
(Women) You accept a double standard of morality in which women 
are very much the "second sex".

SHERIFF, ROBIN, MARION, LITTLE JOHN:
(Man) We find it hard to imagine you leading a full, happy life. 
The warmth and give-and-take of love are not for you. Your sex life is 
Ringed with unreality, and you neither understand nor appreciate women.
(Women) If you really believe this is the right order, you baffle 
us completely.

MARION, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN:
Such an emphatic rejection of ready-made values in probably partly
camouflage. You hate to be thought weak or insecure. You value 
honesty, and abominate humbug and hypocrisy.
(Men) Women are very much part of you life, and you are - or perhaps 
would like to be - quite ruthless, both with women and life in general.
(Women) You are tolerant about men and their failings - but we 
mean men, for you have no time for boys on men's errands.

MARION, ROBIN, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN:
You know the so-called facts of life, but not to enjoy life 
itself. You are not a realist and you are inclined to be stubborn.
(Men) Women, you think, are either whores or angels, and you 
over-estimate the differences between the sexes. A woman may 
find you difficult to live with.
(Women) You are not sure whether truth and morality go hand in 
hand or are in opposition. You haven't a very high opinion of men.

MARION, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF:
If you are not happy - and we suspect you are not - it maybe 
because you feel guilty about your own emotions, and lack 
confidence in your  opinions.
(Men) No doubt you consider yourself a moral man, and a fair one. 
Your fuzzy ideas about morality may make their mark on your sex life.
(Women) You are too concerned about what others think.

MARION, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, ROBIN:
You are essentially a contented person, even if you consider 
yourself a little superior. You are moral by your own standards, 
for you believe that morality is what best suits the occasion.
(Men) You are sexually uninhibited, more romantic than you may 
appear, and more dependent on the approval of others than you 
care to admit.
(Women) You like being a woman, you understand what love is, and 
frankly enjoy sex.

MARION, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, SHERIFF:
We would expect you to be a happy, well-balanced person who likes 
people and is like by others. You question whether many conventional 
views on morality are valid under all circumstances.
(Men) Do we detect a sense of chivalry and idealism under the
sophistication?
(Women) You will expect high standards form the men to whom you 
give your love.

LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, MARION, SHERIFF:
You are a cautious type, neutral, and rather insecure. You would 
agree with the idea that everybody has his price - and in your 
own case it would >>>>not be high.
(Men) You are sexually inhibited with an underlying distrust of 
women.
(Women) At least one man has made you unhappy, and you 
are now on your guard.

SHERRIF, ROBIN, LITLE JOHN, MARION:
Although you make a brave show of being self-sufficient, beneath 
this you are unhappy and rather mixed up.
(Men) You don't understand women - probably you are afraid of 
them. You do not know what love is, and you are more likely to 
boast about your conquests in a bar than prove them in a bedroom.
(Women) If men attract you at all, they probably be disastrously 
the wrong sort.

SHERIFF, MARION, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN:
If you are not living a happy life the cause is within yourself. 
You are a rebel with a trace of spoilt child about you. You value truth 
above morality, but you are reasonably tolerant of those who disagree 
with you.
(Men) any problems you have are not likely to be centred in sex.
(Women) Despite your experience and intelligence you are a bad 
judge of men.

SHERIFF, MARION, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN:
You claim to be a realist or even a cynic, but you are more 
emotional and romantic and truthful.
(Men) although you are by no means inhibited, your amorous 
adventures are as much a matter of fantasy as fact.
(Women) You have been hurt in the past by men - or perhaps a 
particular man - and will probably let it happen again.

SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, MARION:
(Men) You share with many other men the idea that most women are 
fickle and inferior to men. Perhaps a view that you got from your father? 
Or as a reaction to a domineering mother?
(Women) You have a pretty poor opinion of yourself, haven't you?

SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, MARION, ROBIN:
You have a confused, immature sense of values. You are erratic an
stubborn, and inclined to get angry or sulk when you don't get 
your own way. But at least you are not a moral hypocrite.
(Men) "Love 'em and leave 'em" is the motto of a man who is 
basically afraid of women.
(Women) Perhaps you would rather be a man than a women?

MARION, SHERIFF, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN:
Associate morality with honest and truth more than with religious 
values. You are impulsive and somewhat unpredictable.
(Men) We suspect that you are a would-be lover rather than a very
successful one.
(Women) You are a realist and a revel, a defender of women's 
rights. You like men but despise weak ones.
Forwarded by: LL

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