The Tyrant Test
Could you be a Nazi?
How likely are you to go along with evil? There've been many studies and things written about dictator development but have you ever wondered about the individuals within the society who make dictators possible? If you're interested in the psychology of obedience then this exercise might be an aperture for you to learn more about the subject. After all, as the experiments carried out by Stanley Milgram clearly show, most of us would inflict pain on someone just because someone of authority has told us to. So don't feel bad if you score high. Get to know your inner Hitler. Please continue.
To varying degrees, you may agree or disagree with the following items. Indicate your reaction to each statement. The experiment requires that you continue.
Disclaimer: This is not Altemeyer's Right Wing Authoritarian Scale, however it scores and weighs the same. I didn't write this plug in, I merely hacked the question file. The wordpress plugin used to generate this test is called wbQuiz. It's essential that you continue.
This survey is twenty items long. NO DATA is collected or stored on our servers. If you want to save the results of your test you'll have to copy and paste. You have no other choice, you must go on.
What a relief! My result was: “you’re probably not an authoritarian”. Now I’ve posted a link to your site so my readers can take the test. If they don’t….. where’s that car batter?
[...] came across a very interesting test, ‘The Tyrant Test’ on a blog named the The Ultraviolet Garden. I took the test myself and to great relief my results [...]
“You scored 20, the lowest possible score is twenty.”
Time has passed. But my score stays the same.