Napoleon Test

Designed to explore attitudes linked with independence, self-focus, and control, the Napoleon Test contains 54 questions and takes about 10 minutes. Your result highlights patterns in self-sufficiency, egocentrism, and authoritarianism, offering a structured starting point for self-reflection about confidence, personal priorities, and relationships with authority.

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How the Scales are Structured

Self-SufficiencySS

Self-sufficiency measures how strongly a person trusts their own judgment and remains independent from others’ opinions.

example score45/126

45/126Lower self-sufficiencyexample score

18 – 54Lower self-sufficiency

55 – 90Moderate self-sufficiency

91 – 126High self-sufficiency

A score of 45 falls in the Lower self-sufficiency range, suggesting greater reliance on external feedback and less certainty in one’s own infallibility.

EgocentrismE

Measures the degree to which a person prioritizes their own interests and perspective over others in interactions and decision-making.

example score75/126

75/126Moderateexample score

18 – 54Low

55 – 90Moderate

91 – 126High

A score of 75 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable self-focus that may influence priorities and relationships while still allowing room for consideration of others.

AuthoritarianismA

Measures the tendency to seek dominance and control in interpersonal situations and resist constraints on one’s autonomy.

example score73/126

73/126Moderateexample score

18 – 54Low

55 – 90Moderate

91 – 126High

A score of 73 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a situational preference for taking charge and asserting one’s will without a consistently strong dominance style.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Aspiring and current leaders

41%OF USERS

They take it to see how naturally they influence others, where they may overcontrol, and how confidently they make decisions under pressure.

HR and team consultants

34%OF USERS

They use it to quickly spot authoritarian, self-sufficient, or highly self-focused patterns that affect hiring, team fit, and leadership development.

Self-improvement seekers

25%OF USERS

They take it to understand their tendency to dominate or stay independent, and to choose practical steps for healthier relationships and growth.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Self-sufficiencyS

You?

Average76.8

Typical rangeTypical59.5 – 94

Possible18 – 126

EgocentrismE

You?

Average45.7

Typical rangeTypical30 – 61.4

Possible18 – 126

AuthoritarianismA

You?

Average68.6

Typical rangeTypical53.9 – 83.3

Possible18 – 126

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Indicate the extent to which you agree with the statements and proverbs. Do not think for long; your initial reaction is important. Try to use the neutral response as rarely as possible.

- Definitely yes; I completely agree
- Yes; I agree
- Possibly yes; I partly agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Possibly no; I partly disagree
- No; I do not agree
- Definitely no; I completely disagree
- Definitely yes, completely agree
- Yes, agree
- Possibly yes, partly agree
- Neutral / neither agree nor disagree
- Possibly no, partly disagree
- No, disagree
- Definitely no, completely disagree
- Definitely yes, I completely agree
- Yes, I agree
- Possibly yes, I partly agree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Possibly no, I partly disagree
- No, I disagree
- Definitely no, I completely disagree

These are 3 of the 54 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Napoleon Test - Description and methodology of the test

egoism

leadership

self-confidence

People who want to examine how they relate to independence, personal importance, and authority may find the Napoleon Test useful for structured self-reflection. This personality assessment focuses on recurring attitudes in work, social, and decision-making situations. The result describes three related tendencies rather than offering a single label, helping you consider how confidence, self-interest, and control may shape your interactions.

What This Assessment Explores

This assessment examines attitudes affecting independence, self-interest, disagreement, responsibility, and influence. Its statements address convictions, strength, money, hierarchy, freedom, and directing others. Read as a personality questionnaire, the exercise is most useful when compared with recurring behavior rather than treated as a fixed trait.

The three displayed dimensions describe different parts of the resulting profile:

Self-Sufficiency (18-126) reflects belief in personal infallibility and independence from others' evaluations; Lower self-sufficiency (18-54), Moderate self-sufficiency (55-90), and High self-sufficiency (91-126).
Egocentrism (18-126) reflects self-centeredness and prioritises personal interests, even when this can disadvantage others; Low (18-54), Moderate (55-90), and High (91-126).
Authoritarianism (18-126) shows the pull toward directing or subordinating others and resisting control: Low (18-54), Moderate (55-90), and High (91-126).

Together, the profile shows which tendencies are more pronounced; one elevated scale does not define every relationship or decision.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Seven-point responses run from definite agreement to definite disagreement, with a neutral midpoint. Statements and proverbs address leadership, toughness, self-reliance, criticism, control, and personal advantage. Answers produce three dimensions rather than one total score.

Each dimension has lower, moderate, and high interpretation bands; the display does not show each answer's contribution, so item weights should not be inferred. Because this is an online psychological test, comparisons are easy to review, and the listed bands are this questionnaire's displayed bands. Self-reported answers can shift with current circumstances, self-presentation, and self-awareness.

Valery Pryadein's 2013 Authoritarianism, Egocentrism, Self-Sufficiency (Napoleon) is the named published instrument. This online questionnaire is separate from it and conceptually consistent with it, rather than an online version or adaptation. Its authority and dominance themes are also conceptually consistent with Adorno and colleagues' 1950 work and Duckitt's 1983 reappraisal of directiveness and authoritarianism, without reproducing their samples, norms, or validation.

Use the profile as a structured perspective on tendencies, alongside the context in which the answers were given.

Author: David M. Buss

Literature:

Pryadein, Valery Pavlovich. (2013). "Authoritarianism, Egocentrism, and Self-Sufficiency (Napoleon): Questionnaire." In Psychodiagnostics of Personality: Selected Psychological Methods and Tests, pp. 131-133. Surgut: Editorial and Publishing Department of Surgut State Pedagogical University.
Adorno, Theodor W., Else Frenkel-Brunswik, Daniel J. Levinson, and Nevitt Sanford. (1950). The Authoritarian Personality. New York: Harper & Brothers.
Duckitt, J. H. (1983). "Directiveness and Authoritarianism: Some Research Findings and a Critical Reappraisal." South African Journal of Psychology, 13(1), 10-12. 10.1177/008124638301300103

Updated: 2025-10-02