For each of the following questions, make a note of which of the two alternatives you agree with the most:
two alternatives you agree with the most:| 9. | a) Becoming a success is a matter of hard work; luck has little or nothing to do with it. |
| b) Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time. |
| 10. | a) The average citizen can have an influence on government decisions. |
| b) This world is run by the few people in power, and there is not much the little guy can do about it |
| 11. | a) When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work. |
| b) It is not always wise to plan too far ahead, because many things turn out to be a matter of good or bad fortune anyhow. |
| 12. | a) In my case getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck. |
| b) Many times we might just as well decide what to do by flipping a coin. |
| 13. | a) Who gets to be the boss often depends on who was lucky enough to be in the right place first. |
| b) Getting people to do the right thing depends upon ability, luck has little or nothing to do with it. |
| 14. | a) As far as world affairs are concerned, most of us are the victims of forces we can neither understand, nor control. |
| b) By taking an active part in political and social affairs people can control world events. |
| 15. | a) Most people don't realise the extent to which their lives are controlled by accidental happenings. |
| b) There really is no such thing as luck. |
| 16. | a) It is hard to know whether or not a person really likes you. |
| b) How many friends you have depends upon how nice a person you are. |
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