Persistence and Optimism Quiz

What is persistence?

• A type of agriculture

• A third world country

• Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition

• finding the negative aspect of the situation

What is optimism?

• Hopefulness and confidence about the future

• Being happy

• Giving up when you face obstacles

• Doing something difficult

Charlie: "I'm so nervous for this test, I already know I'm going to fail, and then i'll have to drop out of high school."

• Charlie is a pessimist.

• Charlie is an optimist

Johnny failed his test, but he studied for 3 hours and got a one hundred on his next test.

• Johnny is persistent

• Johnny is pessimistic.

An optimist would say "the glass is ..."

• Half empty

• Half full

Joe says: "I just dropped out of college, but that's ok because I can get a job at McDonald's and pay off my student loans."

• Joe is an optimist

• Joe is a pessimist

A pessimist would view the glass as...

• Half empty

• Half full

George: "I broke my leg , there' no way to recover from this, my life is over."

• George is a pessimist

• George is an optimist

What is pessimism?

• A type of rodent

• A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen

• Being positive

• Not giving up

If you have persistence, you are more likely to...

• Fail at your goals

• Succeed in life