Can we guess your dominant desire?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can we guess your dominant desire?
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About This Quiz

All of us are complex beings, with many desires and goals. Still, though, there is always one desire that stands out above the rest. What is your dominant desire?
What do you worry about the most?
Not making your mark on the world.
Being poor.
Dying alone.
All the trouble in the world.

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How many close friends do you have?
2-3
0-1
4-5
More than 5

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What do you dream of?
Being famous.
Being rich.
The perfect wedding.
World peace.

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Have you ever been cheated on?
No, but i have cheated on people.
Not that I know of.
Yes, and it hurt so much.
I am sure I have, but i have let that go.

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Are you trusted at work to do important tasks?
I think so.
Of course.
Not really, I am kind of spacey.
I don't have the type of job this question applies to.

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What would be your dream job?
A famous actor.
An investor.
Anything, as long as my personal life is good.
A social worker.

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If you were a session musician who made enough to live on, but you were not famous, would you be a success?
No.
It depends on how much you made.
Sure. Why not?
Of course you would.

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How much money would it take for you to do a job you hated?
$100,000
$500,000
$50,000
No amount of money would make me do a job I hated.

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Do you want famous people to be your friends?
That would be amazing.
That would be kind of cool.
I guess so.
Not really.

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How important is it to be fulfilled at the end of a work day?
Pretty important.
Not that important.
Not important at all.
Very important.

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Does it bother you when people don't like you?
It depends on the person.
I couldn't care less.
Yeah, it bums me right out.
Not particularly.

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What kind of book would you like to write?
A memoir.
A business book.
A romance.
A self-help book.

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How would your friends support you during a tough time?
Give me lots of compliments.
Loan me money.
Take me out on the town.
Listen to me and offer advice.

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Would you like to be on TV?
I would love it.
It would be cool, sure.
I wouldn't mind, I guess.
No, I would hate it.

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What would be your dream home?
An expensive condo in a big city.
A mansion on the coast.
A cute house with my partner and kids.
A quiet home in the country.

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Who would you like to be influential to?
A famous director.
Investors in my company.
My spouse and children.
A political leader.

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Where would you like to be working right now?
Hollywood.
Wall Street.
In my garden.
At an inner-city soup kitchen.

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Would you like to create a great work of art?
Sure, if people knew about it.
Sure, if it made me a lot of money.
Not particularly.
Yes, art makes the world more beautiful.

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Would you like to be a ghostwriter?
No way, and have someone else take all the credit?
Sure, if the money was right.
Not really.
Sure, why not?

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What would you give up for world peace - the love of your life, or all your money?
Neither.
The love of my life.
All my money.
Both.

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What would you move across the country for?
An important job or opportunity.
A high-paying job.
Love.
To make a difference in someones life.

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How much money is all you would need?
$5 million
$50 million
A million
$100,000

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Could you be happy if you were single your whole life?
Sure, as long as I could date a lot.
Yes, relationships can be a drag.
No way.
Yes, as long as I was fulfilled in other ways.

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Which of these would you choose for yourself?
To win an Academy Award.
To be a billionaire.
To feel incredibly in love every second of every day.
To stop world hunger.

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Would you keep dating someone if you knew you could never fall in love with them?
Sure, as long as I was attracted to them.
Yes, if they had a lot of money and took me out a lot.
No way.
Yes, as long as we were good friends.

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Are you close to your parents?
Not really.
Not at all.
Yes, but I wish we were closer.
Yes, very close.

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Where would you like to go out on a date?
An exclusive restaurant.
An expensive restaurant.
A romantic restaurant.
A quiet restaurant with good food.

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Pick a rapper?
Kanye West
Jay-Z
LL Cool J
KRS-One

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Would you want to run a Fortune 500 Company?
Yes, I would like to have the recognition that comes with that.
Yes, I would like the salary that comes with that.
No, that would be too much time away from my lover.
No, I despise big corporations.

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How would you exercise?
I would take a long run.
I would go to the gym.
I would take a long walk.
I would do yoga.

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