Robin Hood Morality Test

[Jenn! 918]

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 asked that Marion tell him how she persuaded the Sheriff to let them go free.

"Marion told the truth, and was bewildered when Robin abused her, calling her a #######, 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 behavior, put Robin, Marion, Little John and the Sheriff in the order in which you consider they showed the most morality and honesty (from most moral to least moral).

There is no "right" answer. What follows is the psychologist's characterization of you based on which of the 24 possible arrangements you chose.

Go here to see the results for your selections:

http://www.personalityquiz.net/test/robinhood.htm

[Mags 112]

Ouch! The answers are quite "painful" too!

I'm too scared to post mine!

[Jenn! 918]

OK, I'll post mine:

Little John, Maid Marion, The Sheriff, Robin Hood

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.

This combination represents 10% of total, 9% of men and 10% of women

[Alex+R 0]

Maid Marion, Little John, The Sheriff, Robin Hood

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.

This combination represents 10% of total, 9% of men and 11% of women

Geez I'm glad I picked the one I did because a lot of the rest of them say basically "you must be miserable because you are a bad person."

[melly 0]

I found the results a bit screwy but eh...

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Little John, Maid Marion, Robin Hood, The 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, your strong need for security, which may be either emotional or material.

Men: Perhaps you tend to idealize 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?

This combination represents 15% of total, 15% of men and 16% of women

[Alex+R 0]

Little John, Maid Marion, Robin Hood, The 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, your strong need for security, which may be either emotional or material.

Men: Perhaps you tend to idealize 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?

This combination represents 15% of total, 15% of men and 16% of women

That is what a certain Brazilian got too.

[mybackpages 0]

Maid Marion, Little John, Robin Hood, The Sheriff

We would expect you to be a happy, well-balanced person who likes people and is liked by others. You question whether many conventional views on morality are valid under all circumstances.

Maid Marion before Little John because while Little John was noble towards Marian, Marian made the noble sacrifice in the first place. The The sheriff last because he should not have made the arrest in the first place and in the end cared nothing abou the law buthis own selfish wants.

[Alex+R 0]

Maid Marion, Little John, Robin Hood, The Sheriff

We would expect you to be a happy, well-balanced person who likes people and is liked by others. You question whether many conventional views on morality are valid under all circumstances.

Maid Marion before Little John because while Little John was noble towards Marian, Marian made the noble sacrifice in the first place. The The sheriff last because he should not have made the arrest in the first place and in the end cared nothing abou the law buthis own selfish wants.

AND Little John violated the "bros before hos" code.

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Maid Marion, Little John, Robin Hood, The Sheriff

We would expect you to be a happy, well-balanced person who likes people and is liked by others. You question whether many conventional views on morality are valid under all circumstances.

Maid Marion before Little John because while Little John was noble towards Marian, Marian made the noble sacrifice in the first place. The The sheriff last because he should not have made the arrest in the first place and in the end cared nothing abou the law buthis own selfish wants.

AND Little John violated the "bros before hos" code.

The code is defunct if the ho is both hot and vulnerable.

[Jenn! 918]

I said Robin Hood is worse than the Sheriff because the Sheriff had less moral obligation to Marion than Robin Hood did. IMO Robin Hood is the lowest of the low...

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I said Robin Hood is worse than the Sheriff because the Sheriff had less moral obligation to Marion than Robin Hood did. IMO Robin Hood is the lowest of the low...

That's where I'm confused because the Sheriff is the jackass who threw Robin Hood and Little John in prison in the first place. How do you know he didn't do it just to get into Marion's panties?

[Jenn! 918]

I said Robin Hood is worse than the Sheriff because the Sheriff had less moral obligation to Marion than Robin Hood did. IMO Robin Hood is the lowest of the low...

That's where I'm confused because the Sheriff is the jackass who threw Robin Hood and Little John in prison in the first place. How do you know he didn't do it just to get into Marion's panties?

I suppose maybe I'm putting myself in the place of the only woman in the story. If *I* were Marion, Robin Hood (my love who tossed me aside after knowing what I did to save him) is more despicable in my eyes than The Sheriff, someone I knew was a bad cookie to begin with...

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I said Robin Hood is worse than the Sheriff because the Sheriff had less moral obligation to Marion than Robin Hood did. IMO Robin Hood is the lowest of the low...

That's where I'm confused because the Sheriff is the jackass who threw Robin Hood and Little John in prison in the first place. How do you know he didn't do it just to get into Marion's panties?

I suppose maybe I'm putting myself in the place of the only woman in the story. If *I* were Marion, Robin Hood (my love who tossed me aside after knowing what I did to save him) is more despicable in my eyes than The Sheriff, someone I knew was a bad cookie to begin with...

But what if Robin Hood, the love of your life, was already planning an escape that night had you put faith in him? Perhaps he's more disappointed that you lost faith in him than you thinking he lost faith in you?

[Jenn! 918]

I said Robin Hood is worse than the Sheriff because the Sheriff had less moral obligation to Marion than Robin Hood did. IMO Robin Hood is the lowest of the low...

That's where I'm confused because the Sheriff is the jackass who threw Robin Hood and Little John in prison in the first place. How do you know he didn't do it just to get into Marion's panties?

I suppose maybe I'm putting myself in the place of the only woman in the story. If *I* were Marion, Robin Hood (my love who tossed me aside after knowing what I did to save him) is more despicable in my eyes than The Sheriff, someone I knew was a bad cookie to begin with...

But what if Robin Hood, the love of your life, was already planning an escape that night had you put faith in him? Perhaps he's more disappointed that you lost faith in him than you thinking he lost faith in you?

Robin Hood called me a #######. I think that says everything about what he really thinks.