VALUES CLARIFICATION EXERCISE


How moral are you? What is your attitude to morals, sex and honesty? The fascinating personality test below was written by a Sydney marriage expert who is a qualified psychologist. It began as a dinner party conversation gimmick, but it has been prepared in this form for readers to test themselves.

To do the 'test' you must give your honest opinion about morals and honesty of the four characters in our story of Sherwood Forest. Forget any preconceived ideas you may about them - this is a different sort of story from all the others.

Here's the story... "The Sheriff of Nottingham captured Little John and Robin Hood and imprisoned them in his maximum-security dungeon. Maid Marion begged the Sheriff for their release, pleading her love for Robin. The Sheriff agreed to release them only if Maid Marion spent the night with him. To this she agreed.

The next morning the Sheriff released his prisoners. Robin at once demanded that Marion tell him how she persuaded the Sheriff to let them go free. Marion confessed the truth, and was 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 leave Sherwood with him and promising life-long devotion. She accepted and they rode away together."

Now in terms of realistic every-day standards of behaviour, put Robin, Marion, Little John and the Sheriff in the order in which you consider they showed the most morality and honesty. There is no "right" answer, and the following is the psychologist's estimate of you for each of the 24 arrangements. [Note: there were only 23, sorry if you picked that 24th option, don't know what it is -wonko] 


ROBIN, MARION, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN
ROBIN, MARION, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF
ROBIN, SHERIFF, MARION, LITTLE JOHN
ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, MARION, SHERIFF
ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, MARION
LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, SHERIFF, MARION
LITTLE JOHN, MARION, ROBIN, SHERIFF
LITTLE JOHN, MARION, SHERIFF, ROBIN
LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, MARION, ROBIN
LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, ROBIN, MARION
SHERIFF, ROBIN, MARION, LITTLE JOHN
MARION, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN
MARION, ROBIN, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN
MARION, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF
MARION, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, ROBIN
MARION, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, SHERIFF
LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, MARION, SHERIFF
SHERIFF, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, MARION
SHERIFF, MARION, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN
SHERIFF, MARION, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN
SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, MARION
SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, MARION, ROBIN
MARION, SHERIFF, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN

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