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Pre-reading
Using the following questionnaire, interview your classmates, colleagues, family,
and friends.
Questionnaire A B C
What is your best personality trait or traits?
What is your worst personality trait or traits?
Are you more introverted or extroverted?
Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist?
Are you more of a leader, a follower, or an
individualist?
Do you think that personality is determined
by our genes or by our environment
(upbringing, culture, education, and
experiences)?
Is your personality more like your mother’s,
your father’s, or neither?
What personality characteristic(s) do you
value most in other people?
Predicting content
Predict three things that you will learn about personality from the reading text.
The Enneagram
Understanding our personalities