This short Volunteer Personality Quiz will help you identify the kind of volunteer activity that best suits you. When you
have finished the quiz, add up your answers. We will discuss how you can put your skills and interests to work at the
Volunteer Leadership Summit.
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Your neighborhood is having a garage sale. Which task do you volunteer to manage?
Set up all the items for sale out on the lawn.
Take care of the kids while others manage the sale.
Collaborate with several other neighbors to promote the garage sale.
Work by yourself to price all the items.
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which word best describes you?
Active
Enthusiastic
Creative
Organized
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
If you could have lunch with any of these groups of individuals, which would you choose?
Michael Phelps, Mary Lou Retton and Roger Staubach
Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa and Bill and Melinda Gates
Lady Gaga, JK Rowling and George Takei
Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs and Nikola Tesla
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
If you had a million dollars to donate to Southwestern, which of these initiatives would you choose to support?
Beautifully designed outdoor spaces, including outdoor classrooms and recreation areas.
Scholarships for students with highest financial need.
Theatre and music internship experiences.
Technology upgrades for campus.
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
What was your favorite area of study?
Environmental Studies/Biology
History/Political Science
Fine Arts
Math/Computer Science
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
When faced with a problem, what is the first thing you usually do?
Come up with a strategy to solve the problem.
Gather information to try and find out what caused the problem.
Visualize the problem, and how you may be able to solve it.
Figure out the details of the problem.
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
How do you like to spend your summer vacation?
Camping
Spending time with friends and relatives
Taking and editing photos
What summer vacation? I work all summer!
8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
When you travel, would you rather
Take an adventurous trip to Costa Rica.
Volunteer to build homes with Habitat for Humanity.
Visit museums and theatres.
Sit on a hammock and read a book.
9.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which item would you rather receive as a gift for your birthday?
Sports equipment
Donations to your favorite charity, made in your name
Music and movies
New computer
10.
a.
b.
c.
d.
What is your favorite type of store to kill time in?
REI
Barnes and Noble
Hobby Lobby
Best Buy
11.
a.
b.
c.
d.
What is your dream job?
Professional athlete
Executive Director of the Gates Foundation
Photographer for Time Magazine
Executive position at Apple
Adapted, with gratitude, from the United Way.
Scoring your quiz
If you answered...
Your volunteer style is...
mostly A's
Active/Hands-on
mostly B's
Social Helper
mostly C's
Artistic/Creative
mostly D's
Technical/Administrative
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