Quiz: How Brave Are You? Let’s Be 100% Honest!

Take this ‘How Brave Are You’ quiz to uncover your courage level and learn what bravery truly means to you. Challenge yourself now!

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Are You Brave?

If you have emotional strength when facing extraordinary circumstances, you are brave. Bravery is defined as the courage to face fear, failure, and rejection. It is the moral quality of standing up for your beliefs and acting despite your doubts.

Psychologists define braveness as the ability to bounce back after trauma or as the self-conscious decision to face challenging emotions with mindfulness and self-compassion.

In a philosophical sense, you are brave if you don’t fear being afraid. On a deeper level, courage is not the absence of terror; it is the acceptance of it.

With that being said, the test of courage on this page reveals how brave you are in both psychological and philosophical aspects. If you doubt your gallantry, just dare to take this quiz.

Signs You’re a Courageous Person

While it’s difficult to measure one’s virtues, concepts like bravery have universally accepted qualities that could reveal if a person is courageous.

Here are eight signs you are actually brave:

You don’t run away from your fears. You face them.
You stand up for what you believe in.
You don’t tolerate injustice or wrongdoing.
You acknowledge your mistakes and improve upon them.
Failure doesn’t hold you back; it motivates you.
You protect and help those in need.
You’re not afraid to ask for help.
You don’t see vulnerability as a weakness.

Do You Have to Be Brave?

While courage is a positive virtue in most cultures, it’s never a must. What’s crucial for us humans is the constant strive to become brave—even though we’re doomed to fail.

As mortal beings, we need to be prepared for the bad and for the unknown. And there’s no way to be so without emotional strength, without bravery.

It’s okay to fear. But it’s not okay to let it win over your life. It’s okay to feel incompetent and inadequate. But it’s not okay to quit.

“Brave” Vs. “Fearless:” Which One’s Better?

Although synonyms, brave and fearless refer to different concepts. While bravery means acting against fear, fearlessness signifies the absence of fear. The former is a moral virtue, while the latter is recklessness.

Remember, the line between bravery and stupidity is thin. As Aristotle once said, “Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. It is possible to fail in many ways, by being reckless and by being cowardly.”

See If You’re Brave with the Test of Courage

Now that you know what bravery is, it’s time to test your own courage. Answer the following questions to see how valiant you are despite your uncertainties and anxieties.

We also recommend you take our “Am I Intimidating Test” to see if your definition of fearlessness has negatively affected your personality.

Now, let’s face your dark side and expose how brave you are. 👻

Psst! 🤫

If you like scary stuff, take The Scariest Quiz Ever. (It might reveal how courageous you are with a different approach.)

Quiz By Elliana

Tuning into a Netflix show might not be the first thing you do in the morning. But that’s how Elliana starts her day. She’s a certified TV show fangirl with a recently discovered passion for making quizzes about them. Elliana became a QuizExpo contributor in 2021 after she took a “Stranger Things Quiz” on the website. She says, “That was when I discovered my thing; I had to become a quiz maker (if that’s a thing).”

How to Play?

Playing personality quizzes is straightforward: Choose the option that’s true about you—or you relate to—and select “Next.” Unlike trivia quizzes, personality tests have no right or wrong answers. But the questions are in forced-choice format. The point is to push you to choose an option that makes the most sense, not the one that’s 100% true. For the most accurate results, don’t overthink your responses. Go with options that you “feel” are the best.

Questions of the quiz

1
How big of a risk-taker are you?
- I take calculated risks
- I’m working on it
- I wouldn’t say I like taking risks
- I take reckless risks (for the sake of fun)
2
How do you react when you’re afraid of something?
- I acknowledge the fear but also fight it back
- My first reaction is withdrawal. But I slowly face it
- I avoid that particular circumstance
- I ignore the fear and do what I want to do
3
What do you do after you constantly fail at something?
- I keep revising my methods and trying
- I’m trying to ask for help when that happens
- I stop trying and move on
- I never fail
4
How motivated are you to achieve your goals?
- I keep motivating myself
- I rely on others’ motivation
- I’m not motivated anymore
- I need no motivation; that’s for the weak
5
Would you go out of your way to help someone in need?
- Most of the time (but it depends on the situation)
- I’m trying to be a giving person
- No, I wouldn’t do that
- Yes, I’d help anyone (no matter what)
6
How do you react to pressure or stress?
- I endure it
- I reduce it
- I avoid it
- I ignore it
7
How do you feel about expressing your fears and doubts?
- I’m totally fine with being vulnerable
- I’ve been more open about those
- I don’t talk about them
- I have no fear and doubt
8
Do you adapt to changes or fight them back?
- Yes, I adapt to them
- I usually fail to do that
- It depends on the change
- I fight back
9
How hard is it for you to forgive someone who’s hurt you?
- Not difficult at all
- I’m trying to be a forgiving person
- It’s quite difficult
- I don’t forgive; I avenge
10
How do you fix your mistakes?
- I improve upon my mistakes
- I apologize and avoid that mistake
- I try to leave my mistakes behind
- I learn to live with my mistakes
11
Ever feared rejection?
- Yes, but I’ve overcome it
- Yes, but I’m trying to overcome it
- Yes, and it has held me back
- No, I fear nothing
12
Are you okay with asking for help?
- Yes, I acknowledge that I need it
- No, but I’m working on it
- I don’t like asking for help (but I might do it)
- I don’t need anyone’s help
13
How do you react to criticism and feedback?
- I listen carefully and improve upon them
- I’m trying to be more open-minded
- Criticism makes me nervous
- I don’t let anyone criticize me
14
How do you deal with uncertainty?
- I try different points of view
- I consult trusted people
- I just wait until I can make up my mind
- I don’t like uncertainty. I’m always assertive
15
How do you deal with your traumas?
- Therapy
- Self-love (self-improvement)
- Moving on
- Self-discipline
16
What’s your biggest fear?
- Hurting others
- Loss
- Loneliness
- Losing
17
How challenging is it for you to trust someone?
- Not challenging at all
- Slightly challenging
- It’s not easy because I’m too picky with that
- Impossible. I don’t trust anyone
18
How do you recover from heartbreak?
- Therapy or self-care
- Friends and family
- Escaping or going away for a while
- Ignoring and enduring the pain
19
Have you ever hurt someone because you were hurt?
- No, never
- I’ve been trying not to do that anymore
- Yes, but I’m not proud of that
- Yes, and I would do it again
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Final question: Why do you want to be brave?
- To take care of myself and my loved ones
- To bring out a better version of myself
- I don’t think I want to be brave
- To put fear in my enemies’ hearts