Take this quiz to explore your creative side and find out what inspires you!

1. During a typical week, which of the following do you use most?

A) An instrument

B) Dancing shoes

C) A video camera

D) A paint set, sketchpad, or clay

E) A diary



2 Your favorite club activity is

A) band or orchestra.

B) cheerleading or dance.

C) drama.

D) art.

E) student newspaper.



3 When getting ready for school, you

A) sing in the shower.

B) dance around in your room while getting dressed.

C) watch TV and look for previews of movies you want to see.

D) doodle on your notebooks on the ride to school.

E) write song lyrics and poems in your journal.



4 You most often daydream about

A) trying out for American Idol.

B) trying out for So You Think You Can Dance.

C) starring in a movie, sitcom, or Broadway show.

D) having your art appear in a famous museum.

E) writing a best-selling novel.



5 On vacation, you would rather go to

A) a concert.

B) a ballet.

C) a play.

D) a museum or gallery.

E) the park and read.



6 For the school talent show, you plan on

A) performing your favorite song.

B) choreographing a dance with your friends.

C) filming the other participants.

D) creating the stage props and taking pictures during the show.

E) writing the script for the emcee introducing the next acts.



7 In-between classes, you are more likely to

A) listen to music on your headphones.

B) break dance with your friends.

C) rehearse your lines for the school play.

D) draw in your sketch pad.

E) write notes to your friends.



8 For your friend’s birthday party, you

A) are the first to start singing “Happy Birthday.”

B) are the first to show off your moves when the music starts.

C) quote funny lines from your favorite movies to amuse your pals.

D) made your own gift to give.

E) write out the name tags and take notes on the top ten funniest things that happened at the party.



9 During a school dance, you

A) sing or hum along to the music.

B) rarely leave the dance floor.

C) would rather be in charge of videotaping the event for a school project.

D) admire the decorations you helped make.

E) take notes for the school paper or yearbook.



10 Your parents, friends, or teachers think you’re good at

A) reading musical notes.

B) memorizing dance steps in a sequence.

C) memorizing lines for a play or quotes from a movie.

D) drawing or painting pictures or sculpting things from clay.

E) writing essays or stories for English class.



Tally up your answers. If you answered mostly


As: Testing, testing, one … two … three … You’re ready to rock as a musician!

Bs: Clear the dance floor! You’re about to steal the show with your awesome moves!

Cs: “Lights, camera, action!” You’re ready for an award-winning performance in theater or film!

Ds: Find some space at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; you’re fine art is about to make its debut display!

Es: Start practicing your signature; your fans will begging for autographed copies of your hit novel!