# Enneagram test **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 14, 1999, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117 "1999-11-14T23:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 1999, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/21 "1999-11-15T05:24:00Z")
C&P wastelands! Well, I seem to fail to fit any category. Even 1/3 of the questions were asking me to choose between two equally accurate answers or two equally wrong ones, so I had to leave them blank. * * * Designated Optional Signature at Bottom of Post ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 1999, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/22 "1999-11-15T05:28:00Z")
Test results with new and old scores side by side: Type 1: The Reformer. The rational, idealistic type. (6) (2) Type 2: The Helper. The caring, nurturing type. (5) (3) Type 3: The Motivator. The adaptable, success-oriented type. (2) (-2) Type 4: The Artist. The intuitive, reserved type. (5) (-5) Type 5: The Thinker. The perceptive, cerebral type. (4) (-8) Type 6: The Skeptic. The committed, security-oriented type. (3) (1) Type 7: The Generalist. The enthusiastic, productive type. (6) (1) Type 8: The Leader. The powerful, aggressive type. (3) (0) Type 9: The Peacemaker. The easygoing, accommodating type. (2) (8) The test seems to show that either I, or the test are highly variable. \

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**Author:** ![White\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@White\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/23 "1999-11-16T02:27:00Z")
## Type 1: The Reformer. The rational, idealistic type. (5) Type 2: The Helper. The caring, nurturing type. (0) Type 3: The Motivator. The adaptable, success-oriented type. (5) Type 4: The Artist. The intuitive, reserved type. (5) Type 5: The Thinker. The perceptive, cerebral type. (7) Type 6: The Skeptic. The committed, security-oriented type. (5) Type 7: The Generalist. The enthusiastic, productive type. (0) Type 8: The Leader. The powerful, aggressive type. (3) Type 9: The Peacemaker. The easygoing, accommodating type. (5) Hmmm. . . should I be worried? **White Wolf** “Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.” ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/24 "1999-11-16T04:18:00Z")
If you should, then so should I, White Wolf; our scores look a lot alike. * * * “That’s entertainment!” —Vlad the Impaler ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/25 "1999-11-16T16:49:00Z")
The test said that I am generally a generalist, 🙂 with the motivator, artist, and thinker very close behind. HUGS! Sqrl * * * Gasoline: As an accompaniement to cereal it made a refreshing change. Glen Baxter ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/26 "1999-11-16T20:12:00Z")
## Type 1: The Reformer. The rational, idealistic type. Score : 7 Type 2: The Helper. The caring, nurturing type. Score : 0 Type 3: The Motivator. The adaptable, success-oriented type. Score : 4 Type 4: The Artist. The intuitive, reserved type. Score : 2 Type 5: The Thinker. The perceptive, cerebral type. Score : 4 Type 6: The Skeptic. The committed, security-oriented type. Score : 3 Type 7: The Generalist. The enthusiastic, productive type. Score : 5 Type 8: The Leader. The powerful, aggressive type. Score : 6 Type 9: The Peacemaker. The easygoing, accommodating type. Score : 3 The overwhelming majority of people have more than the average (mean) number of legs. – E. Grebenik ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/27 "1999-11-16T20:26:00Z")
Type 1: The Reformer. The rational, idealistic type. 3 Type 2: The Helper. The caring, nurturing type. 4 Type 3: The Motivator. The adaptable, success-oriented type. 3 Type 4: The Artist. The intuitive, reserved type. 6 Type 5: The Thinker. The perceptive, cerebral type. 5 Type 6: The Skeptic. The committed, security-oriented type. 5 Type 7: The Generalist. The enthusiastic, productive type. 0 Type 8: The Leader. The powerful, aggressive type. 3 Type 9: The Peacemaker. The easygoing, accommodating type. 7 [sarcasm]Also, I like moonlit walks on the beach, I’m a pisces, and my idea date would be a really nice dinner in a really nice restaurant with a really nice guy and we have a really nice time.[/sarcasm] ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 1999, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/28 "1999-11-16T20:26:00Z")
ideaL Sorry ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 1999, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/29 "1999-11-17T20:08:00Z")
Type 1 – 3 Type 2 – 4 Type 3 – 6 Type 4 – 3 Type 5 – 5 Type 6 – 3 Type 7 – 8 Type 8 – 3 Type 9 – 1 For what it’s worth. * * * Plunging like stones from a slingshot on Mars. ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 1999, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/30 "1999-11-17T20:31:00Z")
A couple of questions struck me as unanswerable, having non-mutually exclusive answers, but here’s me: Type 1: The Reformer: 4 Type 2: The Helper: 6 Type 3: The Motivator: 0 Type 4: The Artist: 7 Type 5: The Thinker: 5 Type 6: The Skeptic: 4 Type 7: The Generalist: 6 Type 8: The Leader: 1 Type 9: The Peacemaker: 3 Fairly accurate, I guess. Then, I coulda told all the same stuff from my horoscope. * * * [http://www.madpoet.com](http://www.madpoet.com) The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 1999, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117/31 "1999-11-17T21:02:00Z")
Type 1: The Reformer. The rational, idealistic type. **Score: 4** Type 2: The Helper. The caring, nurturing type. **Score: 3** Type 3: The Motivator. The adaptable, success-oriented type. **Score: 4** Type 4: The Artist. The intuitive, reserved type. **Score: 5** Type 5: The Thinker. The perceptive, cerebral type. **Score: 3** Type 6: The Skeptic. The committed, security-oriented type. **Score: 7** Type 7: The Generalist. The enthusiastic, productive type. **Score: 1** Type 8: The Leader. The powerful, aggressive type. **Score: 1** Type 9: The Peacemaker. The easygoing, accommodating type. **Score: 6** ## I guess that makes me a Skeptic and a Peacemaker. Kind of an odd combo, but definitely true in my case. Shadowfox “We are what we pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enneagram-test/11117.md?page=1)