For each of the following questions, make a note of which of the two alternatives you agree with the most:
| 17. | a) In the long run the bad things that happen to us are balanced by the good ones. |
| b) Most misfortunes are the result of lack of ability, ignorance, laziness, or all three. |
| 18. | a) With enough effort we can wipe out political corruption. |
| b) It is difficult for people to have much control over the things politicians do in office. |
| 19. | a) Sometimes I can't understand how teachers arrive at the grades they give. |
| b) There is a direct connection between how hard I study and the grades I get. |
| 20. | a) Many times I feel that I have little influence over the things that happen to me. |
| b) It is impossible for me to believe that chance or luck plays an important role in my life. |
| 21. | a) People are lonely because they don't try to be friendly. |
| b) There's not much use in trying too hard to please people; if they like you, they like you. |
| 22. | a) What happens to me is my own doing. |
| b) Sometimes I feel that I don't have enough control over the direction my life is taking. |
| 23. | a) Most of the time I can't understand why politicians behave the way they do. |
| b) In the long run the people are responsible for bad government on a national as well as on a local level. |
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