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For each of the following questions, make a note of
which of the 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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b) There really is no such thing as luck. |
| 16. |
a) It is hard to know whether or not a person
really likes you. |
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b) How many friends you have depends upon how
nice a person you are. |
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