Punctuation Personality Quiz

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What would you be if you could be a punctuation mark? Take this fun quiz to find out if you’re a comma, period, semicolon, colon, question mark, or exclamation point.

For each question, choose the answer that best reflects your personality and preferences. Each answer corresponds to a specific type of punctuation. Count how many of your responses correspond to each punctuation type, and then link to the Punctuation Personality Profiles page to learn more about each type.

What’s the best vacation destination?
A road trip with my friends
A cruise with my family
The beach
Bed
None of the above.
It’s Friday night, and everybody’s going out on the town. You wear:
T-shirt and shorts.
Something dressy.
Something flashy.
I ask my friends what they’re going to wear.
None of the above.
It’s Wednesday, and you just got an assignment that’s due next Wednesday. You expect you’ll complete it:
Tonight. I’ll get it out of the way.
By Friday. I want an assignment-free weekend.
Sunday. That puts me back in study mode for the week.
The wee hours of Tuesday morning. I always procrastinate!
None of the above.
It’s your birthday, and you can spend it any way you want. You choose:
A deluxe, dress-up dinner out with the family and some friends.
A huge party at your house.
A hiking trip in a national park with your best friends.
A quiet evening at home.
None of the above.
Your all-time favorite instructor teaches:
English
Math
Science
An elective.
None of the above.
Your all-time least favorite instructor teaches:
English
Math
Science
An elective.
None of the above.
If your friends had to describe you in a word, that word would be:
Vivacious.
Direct.
Organized.
Stylish.
None of the above.
It’s your first day in class, and you really hope your instructor:
Follows a logical outline when teaching.
Plans to encourage comments and discussion from the students.
Doesn’t expect students to work too hard.
Uses the Internet, films, and music when teaching.
None of the above.
You decide to try computer dating. You plan to:
Check out postings that you can respond to.
Check out postings that you can emulate.
Write your posting your way, stretching the truth a little.
Write your posting your way, with complete honesty.
None of the above.
How soon do you typically know your plans for the weekend?
2 weeks before.
1 week before.
A couple days before.
Probably a couple hours before.
None of the above.
You unexpectedly have a free afternoon. You spend it:
Online.
Sleeping.
At a friend’s house.
Outdoors.
None of the above.
It’s the holidays, and your family is asking you about your ideal career. You say it’s:
Law.
Academic.
Business.
Medicine.
Undecided.
Your best friend’s birthday party is at 8. You arrive
Several hours early to help out.
At 8:00.
At 8:15.
When you can—you can’t help running late.
None of the above.
You’re at lunch with some friends, and you notice that Chris’s teeth have a big piece of spinach caught in them. You:
Tell Chris immediately, right in front of everyone.
Pull Chris aside before you say anything.
Catch Chris’s eye and use simple body language.
Do nothing.
None of the above.
You’re reading your favorite thing, which is:
A novel.
A book of nonfiction.
A magazine.
A Web site.
None of the above.
You come into a surprise inheritance and decide to buy the car of your dreams, which is:
A Hummer.
A Rolls Royce.
A Ferrari.
A Prius.
None of the above.
You think you’re old:
When you hit 30.
When you hit 40.
When you’re as old as your parents.
When you feel old.
None of the above.
When you’re the boss, the quality you will value most in your employees is:
Punctuality.
Creativity.
Diligence.
Flexibility.
None of the above.
If your life were art, it would be:
A solo for saxophone.
A documentary
An abstract painting.
A novel.
None of the above.
You think personality tests are:
Fun!
Informative.
Frustrating-why can't the quiz offer answers that fit you better?
A waste of time, but everyone needs to waste some time.
None of the above.

Your points:
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