Enneagram Test Enneagram Knowledge Check 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which center of intelligence in the Enneagram is associated with Types 4, 5, and 6?
- Body/Instinctive center
- Heart/Feeling center
- Head/Thinking center (Correct answer)
- Soul/Spiritual center
Correct answer: Head/Thinking center
Types 4, 5, and 6 belong to the Head triad, where anxiety and the search for security are the underlying emotional issue.
Question 2: In the Enneagram, what does 'integration' (also called the growth arrow) represent for a type?
- The direction a type moves when under extreme stress
- The positive qualities a type adopts when psychologically healthy and growing (Correct answer)
- The wing that strengthens a type's core traits
- The level at which a type becomes unhealthy
Correct answer: The positive qualities a type adopts when psychologically healthy and growing
Integration describes the arrow direction a type moves toward in growth, taking on the healthy qualities of that connected type.
Question 3: Type 2, 'The Helper,' belongs to which Enneagram triad?
- Head triad
- Body triad
- Heart triad (Correct answer)
- Gut triad
Correct answer: Heart triad
Type 2 is part of the Heart/Feeling triad along with Types 3 and 4, where shame and the need for love are the central emotional issues.
Question 4: Which Enneagram type is nicknamed 'The Loyalist' and is characterized by anxiety, doubt, and seeking security?
- Type 1
- Type 5
- Type 6 (Correct answer)
- Type 9
Correct answer: Type 6
Type 6, The Loyalist, is motivated by a need for security and support, often experiencing anxiety and seeking trustworthy authorities or systems.
Question 5: The Enneagram concept of 'levels of development' (healthy, average, unhealthy) was most extensively developed by which author?
- Oscar Ichazo
- Claudio Naranjo
- Don Richard Riso (Correct answer)
- Sandra Maitri
Correct answer: Don Richard Riso
Don Richard Riso, along with Russ Hudson, developed the nine levels of development model that describes the spectrum of psychological health within each Enneagram type.
Question 6: What is the 'passion' (emotional vice) associated with Type 7, 'The Enthusiast'?
- Envy
- Gluttony (Correct answer)
- Pride
- Sloth
Correct answer: Gluttony
Type 7's passion is gluttony — not only for food, but for experiences, stimulation, and options, driven by a need to avoid pain and deprivation.
Question 7: A Type 1 in healthy growth integrates toward which type's positive qualities?
- Type 7 (Correct answer)
- Type 4
- Type 9
- Type 2
Correct answer: Type 7
Healthy Type 1s move toward Type 7, becoming more spontaneous, joyful, and able to appreciate the present without needing everything to be perfect.
Enneagram Test Enneagram Knowledge Check 3
Which center of intelligence in the Enneagram is associated with Types 4, 5, and 6?