VALUES VERIFICATION EXERCISEHow moral are you?What is your attitude to morals, sex and honesty?The fascinating personality test below was written by aSydney marriage expert who is a qualified psychologist. Itbegan as a dinner party conversation gimmick, but it hasbeen prepared in this form for readers to test themselves.To do the "test" you must give your honest opinion aboutmorals and honesty of the four characters in our story ofSherwood Forest. Forget any preconceived ideas you may aboutthem -- this is a different sort of Story from all theothers."The Sheriff of Nottingham captured Little John and RobinHood and imprisoned them in his maximum-security dungeon.Maid Marion begged the Sheriff for their release, pleadingher love for Robin. The Sheriff agreed to release them onlyif Maid Marion spent the night with him. To this she agreed.The next morning the Sheriff released his prisoners. Robinat once demanded that Marion tell him how she persuaded theSheriff to let them go free. Marion confessed the truth, andwas bewildered when Robin abused her, calling her a slut,and saying that he never wanted to see her again.At this Little John defended her, inviting her to leaveSherwood with him and promising lifelong devotion. Sheaccepted and they rode away together."Now in terms of realistic everyday standards of behavior,put Robin, Marion, Little John and the Sheriff in the orderin which you consider they showed the most morality andhonesty.There is no "right" answer, and the following is thepsychologist's estimate of you for each of the arrangements.>Don't scroll down until you have made your list.>>>>>>>>>>Don't scroll down till you've made your list otherwise itwon't work!>>>>>>>>>>>>Here goes.......ROBIN, MARION, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN:You find it hard to accept the permissive attitudes ofothers, or to convince them of the validity of your ownstandards. You are not disposed to trust people and do nothave a very happy life.>>(Men) To "love" involves sex and duty, rather than charityand forgiveness.>>(Women) You blame men for much of the unhappiness in yourlife.ROBIN, MARION, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF:Your philosophy of life is a sad hotchpotch of theconventions of society, your own convictions andromanticism. You are not unkind, only staid andunimaginative.>>(Men) You see a woman as weak but desirable.>>(Women) Your resent the arrogance of men.ROBIN, SHERIFF, MARION, LITTLE JOHN:>>(Men) We think you are unhappy, although you probably willnot admit it. As a ruthless authoritarian you are as moralas it suits you and no more. You do not apply the same rulesto men as you do to women.>>(Women) How worthless you seem to think women are.ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, MARION, SHERIFF:You are a moralist with conventional ideas, which somepeople would call old-fashioned.>>(Men) You probably consider yourself a fair-minded man ina world which falls badly below your standards. Yourinhibitions and sense of guilt are in the way of yourhappiness.>>(Women) Unlucky in love? Perhaps you hope for too much ina man. Be a realist, not a romantic.ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, MARION:You are conventional and puritanical.>>(Men) You moralize and see women as a great conspiracyagainst man, with sex as their principal weapon. You aremissing a great deal in life.>>(Women) Your parents probably played a big part in theformation of such a guilt complex asyours. Your mind is in chains and it's time you didsomething to free it.LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, SHERIFF, MARION:You are not easy to assess. Basically you are ruled by aninferiority complex and feelings of insecurity. How do youpresent yourself to the world? An idealist, a moralist, aconformist keeping up with Jones's?>>(Men) Your conflicting views on sex and morality may leadto every sort sexual problem. You have always feared women,probably starting with your mother.>>(Women) It is a shame you have not accepted the ideal ofwoman as the equal (and sometimes stronger) partner of man.LITTLE JOHN, MARION, ROBIN, SHERIFF:You are fairly broadminded romantic and reasonablycontented. You value kindness greatly and try tolive by your ideals. You do not conceal from yourself, orfrom others, you strong need for security, which may beeither emotional or material.>>(Men) Perhaps you tend to idealize women and credit themwith virtues they don't possess.>>(Women) Your experiences of men have not all been happy,perhaps because you hope for a little too much?LITTLE JOHN, MARION, SHERIFF, ROBIN:You are the slightly romantic realist. You respect truth,and are broadminded and flexible. Whether you are a man or awoman you are probably a happy person. You like people andthey can readily make friends With you. You are not veryadventurous, but this does not bother you.LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, MARION, ROBIN:You too, believe that morality is another word forcommonsense and suitability, and not somethingwhich is universally valid or a religious truth. Yourfeeling for security is strong, and you wouldrate reliability as one of your virtues.>>(Men) Your estimate of women as the inferior sex suggeststhat you are a little uncertain of them.>>(Women) You are more permissive about the morals of othersthan you are about your own.LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, ROBIN, MARION:You are conventional, unimaginative, and something of aprude. It would be surprising if your love life was aroaring success.>>(Men) You have an old-world authoritarian attitude. Onething is sure you have some sorry illusions about women.>>(Women) You accept a double standard of morality in whichwomen are very much the "second sex,"SHERIFF, ROBIN, MARION, LITTLE JOHN:>>(Men) We find it hard to imagine you leading a full, happylife. The warmth and give-and-take of love are not for you.Your sex life is ringed with unreality, and you neitherunderstand nor appreciate women.>>(Women) If you really believe this is the right order, youbaffle us completely.MARION, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN:Such an emphatic rejection of ready-made values in probablypartly camouflage. You hate to be thought weak or insecure.You value honesty, and abominate humbug and hypocrisy.>>(Men) Women are very much part of you life, and you are orperhaps would like to be -- quite ruthless, both with womenand life in general.>>(Women) You are tolerant about men and their failings --but we mean men, for you have no time for boys on men'serrands.MARION, ROBIN, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN:You know the so-called facts of life, but not to enjoy lifeitself. You are not a realist and you are inclined to bestubborn.>>(Men) Women, you think, are either whores or angels, andyou overestimate the differences between the sexes. A womanmay find you difficult to live with.>>(Women) You are not sure whether truth and morality gohand in hand or are in opposition. You haven't a very highopinion of men.MARION, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF:If you are not happy -- and we suspect you are not -- itmaybe because you feel guilty about your own emotions, andlack confidence in your opinions.>>(Men) No doubt you consider yourself a moral man, and afair one. Your fuzzy ideas about morality may make theirmark on your sex life.>>(Women) You are too concerned about what others think.MARION, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, ROBIN:You are essentially a contented person, even if you consideryourself a little superior. You are moral by your ownstandards, for you believe that morality is what best suitsthe occasion.>>(Men) You are sexually uninhibited, more romantic than youmay appear, and more dependent on the approval of othersthan you care to admit.>>(Women) You like being a woman, you understand what loveis, and frankly enjoy sex.MARION, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, SHERIFF:We would expect you to be a happy, well-balanced person wholikes people and is like by others. You question whethermany conventional views on morality are valid under allcircumstances.>>(Men) Do we detect a sense of chivalry and idealism underthe sophistication?>>(Women) You will expect high standards form the men towhom you give your love.LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, MARION, SHERIFF:You are a cautious type, neutral, and rather insecure. Youwould agree with the idea that everybody has his price --and in your own case it would not be high.>>(Men) You are sexually inhibited with an underlyingdistrust of women.>>(Women) At least one man has made you unhappy, and you arenow on your guard.SHERIFF, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, MARION:Although you make a brave show of being self-sufficient,beneath this you are unhappy and rather mixed up.>>(Men) You don't understand women -- probably you areafraid of them. You do not know what love is,and you are more likely to boast about your conquests in abar than prove them in a bedroom.>>(Women) If men attract you at all, they probably bedisastrously the wrong sort.SHERIFF, MARION, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN:If you are not living a happy life the cause is withinyourself. You are a rebel...with a trace ofspoilt child about you. You value truth above morality, butyou are reasonably tolerant of those who disagree with you.>>(Men) any problems you have are not likely to be centeredin sex.>>(Women) Despite your experience and intelligence you are abad judge of men.SHERIFF, MARION, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN:You claim to be a realist or even a cynic, but you are moreemotional and romantic and truthful.>>(Men) although you are by no means inhibited, your amorousadventures are as much a matter of fantasy as fact.>>(Women) You have been hurt in the past by men -- orperhaps a particular man -- and will probably let it happenagain.SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, MARION:Not a moralizing pattern, but...>>(Men) You share with many other men the idea that mostwomen are fickle and inferior to men. Perhaps a view thatyou got from your father? Or as a reaction to a domineeringmother?>>(Women) You have a pretty poor opinion of yourself,haven't you?SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, MARION, ROBIN:You have a confused, immature sense of values. You areerratic a stubborn, and inclined to get angry or sulk whenyou don't get your own way. But at least you are not a moralhypocrite.>>(Men) "Love 'em and leave 'em" is the motto of a man whois basically afraid of women.>>(Women) Perhaps you would rather be a man than a women?MARION, SHERIFF, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN:Associate morality with honest and truth more than withreligious values. You are impulsive and somewhatunpredictable.>>(Men) We suspect that you are a would-be lover rather thana very successful one.>>(Women) You are a realist and a revel, a defender ofwomen's rights. You like men but despise weak ones.ROBIN, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, MARIONProfile missing from source document.  Sorry.