AIM The American Institute for Michaels

Self-Assessment

The Mike Test.

A short and informal instrument administered, in the spirit of self-knowledge, by the Standing Committee on Notability. Ten questions; no time limit. Your answers are evaluated locally on your device and are not transmitted to the Institute. The Committee declines, in any case, to be bound by the result.

  1. Question I

    Are you, in fact, named Michael (or any standardized variant)?

  2. Question II

    When asked your name in a noisy room, you find yourself most often heard as:

  3. Question III

    In a professional setting where another Michael is present, you most often:

  4. Question IV

    When introduced to a Michael for the first time, your customary response is:

  5. Question V

    You are most likely to read a long article on a topic about which you know nothing if it is written by a Michael.

  6. Question VI

    In the conduct of your public and professional life, you would, if pressed, describe yourself as:

  7. Question VII

    You have, in the preceding twelve months, performed at least one act of demonstrable benefit to a fellow Michael with no expectation of reciprocation.

  8. Question VIII

    When a clerk misspells your name on a document, you most often:

  9. Question IX

    The Institute's motto is Per nomen, communitas. You read this, in the principal sense, as:

  10. Question X

    Are you, on reflection, prepared to be bound by the Institute's bylaws, including in particular Article III?