Unusual Personality test. Do you believe in this test?

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Read the story below and answer as spontaneously and quickly as possible.

There are two neighboring islands. In the first one live two men: an uncivilized savage and a civilized man. In the other island there are several people, among them a girl who is in love and has a relationship with the civilized man.

The girl wants to go to the opposite island to meet her lover. 
She asks the only boatman of the island how much he wants to take her there. The boatman says that he does not want money and he will take her to the other island if she is naked in the boat.

The girl is shocked… not knowing what to do she goes to the wise man of the island to ask for help. He listens to her story with attention and gives the following advice: “Do what your heart tells you, my child…” So the girl decides to accept the proposal of the boatman in order to meet her beloved man

So, they go to the other island. But when they arrive, the savage is on the seafront and gets crazy at the sight of the naked woman so he rapes her… At the same moment the civilized man comes and sees the scene. He goes mad and tells the girl that he does not want her anymore and she must leave immediately…

----- Evaluate the 5 characters of the story (savage, civilized man, girl, boatman, wise man) from the best to the worst, so that the number 1 is the character that you believe to be the best person of the story and the 5th is the worst of all..

MildlyOriginal · Accepted Answer

1- Wiseman- his advice is good because he realizes it can't be his decision to make. It's something she has to decide. No malicious intent
2- Girl- she is doing what she feels she has to, but her issue is that she wasn't using her head. The request of the boatman is very shady and indicates he should not be trusted. This is a reoccurring theme in the story. She believes the wiseman knows better than her initially, trusting his advice over her own intuition (though luckily the wiseman merely tells her to do what she believes is right). She trusts the boatman to make good on his word. She trusts the civilized man to understand that she is doing what is necessary. She is too innocent. Still, no malicious intent.
3- The civilized man- He is the ignorant one. His actions were uncalled for and embarrassing but nothing indicates that his intention was in malice. He reacted emotionally and this shows his selfishness, which immediately puts him below the first two who did not act selfishly. Still, he is only human, and he had no intent of causing harm. While he meant no harm, he did cause it. He is the middle ground between the two, so it makes sense that he would be third.
4- the boatman- His actions are exceedingly selfish and he is well aware that there is some degree of malice to his request. He knows that he is pressuring somebody to do something against their will, something that they do not want to do. He knowingly does this, so there is intent behind his ill request. Still, he does not force her, nor does he take advantage once she agrees to his request. There is NO way you can rank him any higher than fourth though, as he stands by idle as the girl is raped.
5- the uncivilized man- He represents the worst in humanity. Pure unfiltered selfishness with complete malicious intent. Uncivilized does not mean they lack the ability to reason or understand their actions. The uncivilized man brutally takes whatever he wants, regardless of consequence.

Aizou · Accepted Answer

#1 wise man; did nothing wrong
#2 savage; also nothing wrong, he's a savage and she was naked
#3 civilized man; pretty cruel, but understandable that he doesn't like a cheater.
#4 girl; should've never went along with the boatman's requirement, dumb of her.
#5 boatman; taking advantage if a girl like that is pathetic.

So, this is just how I see it :3

BlueSJ · Accepted Answer

1- Civilized man - because he didn't really do something wrong;
it was natural to have such reaction; he was shocked at that moment.

2- Wise man - He didn't do a bad thing in the story.
His only flaw is his unconcerned attitude, and that
he doesn't try to take it seriously and advise the girl.

3- Girl - She seems that she did all that out of love,
but she is still naive and brought harm to herself although
she kinda knows the consequences.

4- Savage - He seems like a beast who lacks self-control
and contributes in that miserable conclusion.

5- Boatman - He is a weirdo who takes advantage of people,
and he is the main reason for all that messed up twist.

I think it is kinda true but not really accurate.
Though it's certainly a unique test! ^-^

still_waiting · Accepted Answer

This is really difficult to answer because the uncivilized man doesn't know any better right?  So I'm gonna say 1. Wiseman 2. Girl 3. Boatman 4. Uncivilized man 5. Civilized man

stercor · Answer

No opinion. It's too subjective... oh, wait. This is a personality test, variations accepted. For a fun personality test that's simple (5 minutes) and amazingly accurate, try

NovemberJoseph · Answer

5 Worst is the civilized man
4 uncivilized savage
3 the boatman
2 the wiseman
1 the girl

The girl was pretty stupid to agree, but she did it out of love. The wiseman, if he really was wise, would know that going naked would be dangerous... so he should've warned her. The uncivilized guy is just an idiot, and the savage did what any savage would do.

Vegvisir · Answer

1. Savage. Technically he is the best, he won everything and lost nothing
2. Boatman. He's a bit of a creep but he got what he wanted
3. Wiseman. Didn't really get involved much. His advice was pretty lame but it was a tough call
4. Girl. Has no pride/integrity
5. Civilized. Pretty weak

Apparently my priorities, in order, are: Sex, Money, Logic, Relationships, External opinions
Of those listed, my actual priorities, in order, are: Relationships, Logic, External opinions, Money, Sex

JSmuve · Answer

I picked from best to worst: girl, wise man, civilized man, boatman, and savage.

It's an interesting test. My results say that I strongly need an emotional relationship and that sex is unimportant to me. I'd like to think that sex is pretty damn important to me so I call shenanigans on the test.

Mark-Ego-Almencion · Answer

form Best-Worst.

1. BoatMan
2. Savage
3. Girl
4. Civilised
5. Wise Man.

1. your need for earning money, 2. how important is sex for you 3. your need for emotional relationship. 4. importance of other people’s opinion 5. how much you rely on logic

hahh.. pretty close.

Anonymous · Answer

People here are getting the wrong impression to, they're thinking the chatacter is their personality, when the character represents something else if you look at the link.

It was accurate in how I rank those things, but I doupt it's based in any kind of psychology.

icantwait · Answer

5 worst is the civilized man 4 boat man 3 girl 2 wise man  1 best savage Does this also need explanation as to why I choose this? Also I am curious what my choice means

archides · Answer

Wiseman Civilized man Girl Boatman Savage Disagree. Other people's opinion don't matter that much to me. And sex isn't that unimportant to me.

hswhis · Answer

1. Wise man 2. Girl 3. Boatman 4. Civilized man 5. Savage I would say it was pretty accurate.

Yellowbone · Answer

Wise man Girl Boatman Savage Civilized man I actually find this true. I really don't value other people's opinions that much.

62893 · Answer

wise man girl boat man guy savage best to worst

ironeddie · Answer

1 Wiseman 2 Boatman 3 Girl 4 Savage  5 Civilized

GoldCobra · Answer

Seems to me like it should be 1 - Girl 2 - Wise Man 3 - Civilized Man 4 - Boatman 5 - Savage

Unknown08 · Answer

1 girl 5 rapist

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