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1. When you express your thoughts and feelings in a direct, honost way, without violating another person's integrety, you are behaving in what manner"
a. compromisingly way b. assertive way c. helpful way d. aggressive way
2. When you use elaborated opinion statements like "I think..." or "My opinion is...", you are
a. making yourself more assertive b. making others feel hostile c. making sure people listen d. wasting time by avoiding the point
3. Compromise is
a. unfair to yourself b. always a sign that you are not assertive c. always useful and welcome d. your first alternative to avoiding conflict
4. Always avoid words/phrases like
a. "I can't" b. "No" c. "I'm sorry" d. a and b
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5. "Calmly repeating your message over and over or changing the words you use" is the definition of:
a. the Broken Record b. the Broken Arrow c. the Repeating Record d. The Assertive Record
6. Which of the following do we Not have the right to do?
a. Let other people know how we are feeling b. Ask other people to do things for us c. Take our anger out on the individual physically d. Change our minds
7. A person who tends to express their feelings loudly and explosively and whose tension is turned outward is identified as:
a. aggressive b. short-tempered c. masculine d. patient
8. Qualities such as good eye contact, speaking in a strong tone of voice, and standing comfortably is identified as:
a. assertive, verbal language b. nonassertive, non verbal language c. aggressive, non verbal language d. assertive, non verbal language
9. Assertive behavior is a matter of:
a. practice b. luck c. genetics d. politics
10. The following are assertive words/phrases:
a. I think, I feel, Let's b. I think, should, Don't bother c. I guess, I can't, maybe d. You'd better, What do you think, If you don't watch out