Enneagram Test Enneagram Knowledge Check 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Enneagram type is driven by a need to protect others and assert control, fearing vulnerability above all else?
- Type 1
- Type 6
- Type 8 (Correct answer)
- Type 3
Correct answer: Type 8
Type 8, 'The Challenger,' is motivated by a need to be self-reliant and in control, with a deep fear of being vulnerable, harmed, or controlled by others.
Question 2: What is the 'virtue' associated with Enneagram Type 9?
- Serenity (Correct answer)
- Courage
- Sobriety
- Action
Correct answer: Serenity
Type 9's virtue is Serenity — the authentic inner peace that emerges when they stop numbing themselves and engage fully with life and their own priorities.
Question 3: Which Enneagram theorist is credited with linking the symbol to specific personality type descriptions in the 1970s?
- George Gurdjieff
- Oscar Ichazo
- Claudio Naranjo (Correct answer)
- Helen Palmer
Correct answer: Claudio Naranjo
Claudio Naranjo, a Chilean psychiatrist, translated Oscar Ichazo's prototypes into psychological personality descriptions in the early 1970s, forming the basis of modern Enneagram typing.
Question 4: In the Enneagram, a 'wing' is best described as:
- A stress or growth path connecting two types
- One of the two adjacent types on the circle that flavors a person's core type (Correct answer)
- The instinctual subtype dominant for a person
- The level of health at which a type operates
Correct answer: One of the two adjacent types on the circle that flavors a person's core type
A wing is one of the two types immediately neighboring a person's core type on the Enneagram circle, and its traits blend into and color the expression of the core type.
Question 5: Type 6 in healthy growth integrates toward which type's positive qualities?
- Type 3 (Correct answer)
- Type 9
- Type 2
- Type 1
Correct answer: Type 3
Healthy Type 6s integrate toward Type 3, becoming more self-confident, decisive, and able to take action without needing constant external reassurance.
Question 6: Which Enneagram triad is sometimes called the 'Withdrawn' or 'Retreating' group in the Hornevian model?
- Types 1, 2, 6
- Types 3, 7, 8
- Types 4, 5, 9 (Correct answer)
- Types 2, 5, 8
Correct answer: Types 4, 5, 9
Types 4, 5, and 9 form the Withdrawn group, meaning they tend to move away from others and retreat inward to meet their needs.
Question 7: The term 'trifix' in modern Enneagram theory refers to:
- The three levels of health within one type
- One dominant type from each of the three centers (Head, Heart, Body) (Correct answer)
- The three instinctual variants stacked in order
- The three internal lines connecting types on the symbol
Correct answer: One dominant type from each of the three centers (Head, Heart, Body)
A trifix (or tri-fix) describes a person's dominant type from each of the three intelligence centers — for example, a 5-2-8 would have a Head type of 5, Heart type of 2, and Body type of 8.
Enneagram Test Enneagram Knowledge Check 5
Which Enneagram type is driven by a need to protect others and assert control, fearing vulnerability above all else?