Which Australian Animal Are You Really, Based on Your Myers-Briggs Personality?

ANIMALS

By: Zoe Samuel

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

The Myers-Briggs personality test isn't just useful in determining human personality types for purposes of hiring, firing and promoting people in large corporations. Here at Zoo, we have learned it can do so much more than that. We have recently found out a series of algorithms that can tell us, with the help of some carefully selected Myers-Briggs questions, what Australian animal someone is.

Of course, we aren't suggesting that you, dear test taker, are an Australian animal seated at a computer. We all know that only South American animals can do that. Nevertheless, we believe there is a deep and profound correspondence between certain Myers-Briggs personality types and specific totemic Australian animals. Humans have a longstanding connection to our wild cousins, especially the totally weird animals of Australia, and it isn't unreasonable to see ourselves in the animals of that island continent, just as we see them in us.

This quiz will only take a few minutes of your time, but by the end you will have an important piece of information you can give to the HR person at your next job. Instead of talking about how you are an ENFP or an INTJ, you can just say "I'm a wallaby!"

How often do you get so lost in thought that you ignore your surroundings?

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Is your work style more about inspiration than a regimented routine?

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Are you in control of your emotions, or are they in control of you?

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Would you rather see your child grow up to be kind, or a smart jerk?

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How often do your dreams root themselves in ongoing, real events?

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Is your work style more about inspiration than a regimented routine?

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How often do you worry about the effect your actions have on others?

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How difficult do you find it is to empathize with others?

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How comfortable are you around animals?

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How often are you upset by others?

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How much do you like to be the center of attention?

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How much do you feel the need to justify yourself?

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Which matters more to you: winning an argument, or preserving someone else's feelings?

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Which is more important to you: adaptability or organization?

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How long does it take you to get used to the rhythms in a workplace?

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How rarely do you do something out of plain old curiosity?

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How easy do you find it is to stay relaxed under pressure?

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How often do others influence your actions?

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Does a walk in the park lead you to daydream?

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Do you like dressing up to go out?

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Would you rather stay home and chill out, or go out to see other people at a party?

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How much do you envy others?

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How often is the truth more important than others' feelings?

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How quickly can your mood shift?

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When confronted by a friend in trouble, would you be more likely to offer solutions, or just a shoulder to cry on?

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Do you favor your heart or your head when it comes to making major life decisions?

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How difficult would it be to fire a friend who worked for you, but did a bad job?

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Would you rather come up with a comprehensive plan, or wing it?

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How often do you find yourself lost in your own imagination?

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How difficult do you find it to introduce yourself to other people?

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