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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
asked that Marion tell him how she persuaded the Sheriff to
let them go free.
Marion told the truth, and was bewildered when Robin said 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 behavior, put
Robin, Marion, Little John and the Sheriff in the order in
which you consider they showed the most morality and honesty
(from most moral to least moral).
There is no "right" answer. What follows is an
analysis based on which of the 24 possible
arrangements you chose.
Analysis
Who did you list first? Robin, Marion, Sheriff, or Little
John?
Little John, Maid Marion, Robin Hood, The Sheriff
You are fairly broadminded, romantic and reasonably contented.
You value kindness greatly and try to live by your ideals. You
do not conceal from yourself, or from others, your strong need
for security, which may be either emotional or material.
Men: Perhaps you tend to idealize women and credit them with
virtues they don't possess.
Women: Your experiences of men have not all been happy,
perhaps because you hope for a little too much?
This combination represents 15% of total, 15% of men and 16%
of women
Little John, Maid Marion,
The Sheriff, Robin Hood
You are the slightly romantic realist. You respect truth, and
are broadminded and flexible. Whether you are a man or a woman
you are probably a happy person. You like people and they can
readily make friends with you. You are not very adventurous,
but this does not bother you.
This combination represents 10% of total, 9% of men and 10% of
women
Little John, Robin Hood,
Maid Marion, The Sheriff
You are a cautious type, neutral, and rather insecure. You
would 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 underlying distrust of
women.
Women: At least one man has made you unhappy, and you are now
on your guard.
This combination represents 6% of total, 6% of men and 5% of
women
Little John, Robin Hood, The
Sheriff, Maid Marion
You are not easy to assess. Basically you are ruled by an
inferiority complex and feelings of insecurity. How do you
present yourself to the world? An idealist, a moralist, a
conformist keeping up with the Joneses?
Men: Your conflicting views on sex and morality may lead to
every sort of sexual problem. You have always feared women,
probably starting with your mother.
Women: It is a shame you have not accepted the ideal of woman
as the equal (and sometimes stronger) partner of man.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and 2% of
women
Little John, The Sheriff,
Maid Marion, Robin Hood
You too, believe that morality is another word for commonsense
and suitability, and not something which is universally valid
or a religious truth. Your feeling for security is strong, and
you would rate reliability as one of your virtues.
Men: Your estimate of women as the inferior sex suggests that
you are a little uncertain of them.
Women: You are more permissive about the morals of others than
you are about your own.
This combination represents 3% of total, 2% of men and 3% of
women
Little John, The Sheriff,
Robin Hood, Maid Marion
You are conventional, unimaginative, and something of a
prude. It would be surprising if your love life was a roaring
success.
Men: You have an old-world authoritarian attitude. One thing
is sure: you have some sorry illusions about women.
Women: You accept a double standard of morality in which women
are very much the "second sex."
This combination represents 1% of total, 1% of men and 1% of
women
Maid Marion, Little John,
Robin Hood, The Sheriff
We would expect you to be a happy, well-balanced person who
likes people and is liked by others. You question whether many
conventional views on morality are valid under all
circumstances.
Men: Do we detect a sense of chivalry and idealism under the
sophistication?
Women: You will expect high standards from the men to whom you
give your love.
This combination represents 13% of total, 13% of men and 12%
of women
Maid Marion, Little John, The Sheriff, Robin Hood
You are essentially a contented person, even if you consider
yourself a little superior. You are moral by your own
standards, for you believe that morality is what best suits
the occasion.
Men: You are sexually uninhibited, more romantic than you may
appear, and more dependent on the approval of others than you
care to admit.
Women: You like being a woman, you understand what love is,
and frankly enjoy sex.
This combination represents 10% of total, 9% of men and 11% of
women
Maid Marion, Robin Hood,
Little John, The Sheriff
If you are not happy - and we suspect you are not - it maybe
because you feel guilty about your own emotions, and lack
confidence in your opinions.
Men: No doubt you consider yourself a moral man, and a fair
one. Your fuzzy ideas about morality may make their mark on
your sex life.
Women: You are too concerned about what others think.
This combination represents 4% of total, 4% of men and 4% of
women
Maid Marion, Robin Hood, The
Sheriff, Little John
You know the so-called facts of life, but not to enjoy life
itself. You are not a realist and you are inclined to be
stubborn.
Men: Women, you think, are either good or bad, and you
overestimate the differences between the sexes. A woman may
find you difficult to live with.
Women: You are not sure whether truth and morality go hand in
hand or are in opposition. You don't hold a very high opinion
of men.
This combination represents 1% of total, 2% of men and 1% of
women
Maid Marion, The Sheriff,
Little John, Robin Hood
Such an emphatic rejection of ready-made values is probably
partly camouflage. You hate to be thought weak or insecure.
You value honesty, and abhor hypocrisy.
Men: Women are very much part of you life, and you are - or
perhaps would like to be - quite ruthless, both with women and
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's errands.
This combination represents 3% of total, 3% of men and 3% of
women
Maid Marion, The Sheriff, Robin Hood, Little John
You associate morality with honesty and truth more than with
religious values. You are impulsive and somewhat
unpredictable.
Men: We suspect that you are a would-be lover rather than a
very successful one.
Women: You are a realist and a rebel, a defender of women's
rights. You like men but despise weak ones.
This combination represents 2% of total, 1% of men and 2% of
women
Robin Hood, Little John,
Maid Marion, The Sheriff
You are a moralist with conventional ideas, which some people
would call old-fashioned.
Men: You probably consider yourself a fair-minded man in a
world which falls badly below your standards. Your inhibitions
and sense of guilt are in the way of your happiness.
Women: Unlucky in love? Perhaps you hope for too much in a
man. Be a realist, not a romantic.
This combination represents 5% of total, 5% of men and 5% of
women
Robin Hood, Little John, The
Sheriff, Maid Marion
You are conventional and puritanical.
Men: You moralize and see women as a great conspiracy against
man, with sex as their principal weapon. You are missing a
great deal in life.
Women: Your parents probably played a big part in the
formation of such a guilt complex as yours. Your mind is in
chains and it's time you did something to free it.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and 3% of
women
Robin Hood, Maid Marion, Little John, The Sheriff
Your philosophy of life is a sad hotchpotch of the conventions
of society, your own convictions and romanticism. You are not
unkind, only staid and unimaginative.
Men: You see women as weak but desirable.
Women: You resent the arrogance of men.
This combination represents 4% of total, 4% of men and 3% of
women
Robin Hood, Maid Marion, The Sheriff, Little John
You find it hard to accept the permissive attitudes of others,
or to convince them of the validity of your own standards. You
are not disposed to trust people.
Men: To you "love" involves sex and duty, rather than charity
and forgiveness.
Women: You blame men for the problems in your life.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and 1% of
women
Robin Hood, The Sheriff,
Little John, Maid Marion
You have a very chauvinistic and outdated outlook on life.
Your values and principles are defined not by clarity of
conscience but by popular beliefs.
Men: You see women as objects and possessions. You demand
complete loyalty and devotion without offering it in return.
Women: You see yourself as having only one purpose in life -
to satisfy your man. You lack self definition as you derive
all of who you are from him.
This combination represents 3% of total, 3% of men and 3% of
women
Robin Hood, The Sheriff,
Maid Marion, Little John
Men: As a ruthless authoritarian you are as moral as it
suits you and no more. You do not apply the same rules to men
as you do to women.
Women: How worthless you seem to think women are.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and 2% of
women
The Sheriff, Little John,
Maid Marion, Robin Hood
You have a confused, immature sense of values. You are erratic
and stubborn, and inclined to get angry or sulk when you don't
get your own way, but at least you are not a moral hypocrite.
Men: "Love 'em and leave 'em" is the motto of a man who is
basically afraid of women.
Women: Perhaps you would rather be a man than a woman?
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and 2% of
women
The Sheriff, Little John,
Robin Hood, Maid Marion
Not a moralizing pattern, but..
Men: You share with many other men the idea that most women
are fickle and inferior to men. Perhaps a view that you got
from your father, or as a reaction to a domineering mother.
Women: You have a pretty poor opinion of yourself, haven't
you?
This combination represents 1% of total, 1% of men and 1% of
women
The Sheriff, Maid Marion,
Little John, Robin Hood
You claim to be a realist or even a cynic, but you are more
emotional, romantic, and truthful.
Men: Although you are by no means inhibited, your amorous
adventures are as much a matter of fantasy as fact.
Women: You have been hurt in the past by men, or one man in
particular, and will probably let it happen again.
This combination represents 3% of total, 3% of men and 3% of
women
The Sheriff, Maid Marion, Robin Hood, Little John
If you are not living a happy life, the cause is within
yourself. You are a rebel with a trace of spoilt child about
you. You value truth above morality, but you are reasonably
tolerant of those who disagree with you.
Men: Any problems you have are not likely to be centered in
sex.
Women: Despite your experience and intelligence, you are a bad
judge of men.
This combination represents 2% of total, 2% of men and 3% of
women
The Sheriff, Robin Hood, Little John, Maid 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 are afraid of
them. You do not know what love is, and you are more likely to
boast about your conquests in a bar than prove them in a
bedroom.
Women: If men attract you at all, they probably are the wrong
sort.
This combination represents 2% of total, 3% of men and 2% of
women
The Sheriff, Robin Hood,
Maid Marion, Little John
Men: The warmth and give-and-take of love are not for you.
Your sex life is ringed with unreality, and you neither
understand nor appreciate women.
Women: If you really believe this is the right order, you
baffle us completely.
This combination represents 3% of total, 3% of men and 2% of
women
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