1. The following is a career test to help you find out if you would be a match for an available Idaho History job position. On a separate sheet of paper number from 1 to 8 Then write down the number score that best describes your job personality.

2. #1: Job Description: Clothing I could go a couple of years without washing or changing my clothes. (3) I could make it about a week without washing or changing my clothes. (2) I would about die if I could never change or wash my clothes after 1 day! (1)

3. #2: Job Description: Appetite If I was near starvation, I would eat horses, snakes, crickets, and even my own moccasins! (3) If I was near starvation, I could eat some of a horse and part of a snake, but I won’t touch anything that resembles an insect! (2) Are you kidding? I would rather have my belly button cave in than to eat anything that isn’t on a regular menu! (1)

4. #3: Job Description: Thirst Drink buffalo blood in order to survive in the wilderness? Sure! Anything to keep hydrated! (3) Well, if I was on the verge of dying, I would drink buffalo blood in order to survive. (2) Dig my grave! Yeah, I don’t think I will be drinking buffalo blood anytime soon. (1)

5. #4: Job Description: Location I’m willing to live in a homemade shelter, sleep under the stars, hunt for food, collect water, and look danger in the eye! (3) I could live outside in a tent like home, but I would need to bring some food and water with me because I’m not that great of a hunter and danger scares me. (2) Hello, I live next to Wal-Mart. They have everything I need there. I’m not leaving my PlayStation behind. (1)

6. #5: Job Description: Companionship I need someone to clean, cook, take care of me! Sure I will marry anyone that can help me do these things! (3) I am agreeable to marriage but I would like to get to know the person first before I marry him/her. (2) I’m a loner. I can do things for myself and I don’t need a husband/wife to take care of me! (1)

7. #6: Job Description: Breaking Up is Hard to Do Sure I would be willing to leave my spouse behind and divorce him/her if I had a better job opportunity come up in the West! (3) I would try to take my spouse with me but if he/she couldn’t hack the trip, I would leave him/her behind. (2) Why leave the luxury! I have someone to cook and clean for me! I’m not moving or leaving my spouse behind! (1)

8. #7 Job Description: Trapping Money Become rich by trapping beaver and selling their fur? Sounds easy! Sign me up! (3) I like the rich part, but do I really have to trap beaver? They are animals too…isn’t there are more humane way to capture them? (2) I’d rather buy a lottery ticket than to hurt a wild animal for their fur. What about fake fur? It’s just as good! Count me out! (1)

9. #8: Job Description: Extra-Curricular Activities I am a party animal! I love to play games, boogie down and dance, and challenge others to skill contests! (3) I like to go to parties and play games and dance now and then, but I need improvement in my sportsmanship so I don’t do skill challenges. (2) I’m more of a “let’s watch a movie at home with a big bowl of popcorn” type of person. Parties are not for me. (1)

11. If you scored between 19 and 24 You will make an excellent…MOUNTAIN MAN! You are a rugged, risk taking, looking danger in the eye, partying type of person! Fashion and beauty are no issues to you since you are willing to stink for many years to come. Your excellent appetite allows you to dine on whatever is available, living or not. Marriage doesn’t scare you away…it is more of a convenience! Let your spouse pamper you! And if it doesn’t work out with your spouse, tell him/her to go home and move West. Killing beavers = money! You will be rich! Plus, you really know how to boogie down and party. Your willingness to live life freely without any worries makes you an ideal candidate for the job. YOU ARE HIRED!

12. If you scored between 13 and 18 You are qualified in some areas to be a MOUNTAIN MAN. Your fashion sense is limited with how far you are willing to let yourself stink. Your picky appetite will keep you alive for only so long as you will have to make a choice between death and creepy, crawling insects! (just hold your nose and swallow, they go down fast) Marriage interests you, only if you have dated for a while. Divorce is an option if there is a better job opportunity out there. You are willing to somehow humanely trap beavers, but would prefer to find an alternative fur in protection of those animals. Finally, you like to socialize with friends at parties but find that your sportsmanship is a little “rocky” so you would rather be friendly than compete. We may need to go over your application again and do a second interview as there may be others more qualified for the MOUNTAIN MAN position.

13. If you scored between 8 and 12 You are way TOO pampered to become a MOUNTAIN MAN! Clean up that attitude! You would rather be clean, bathe, and smell nice. Instead of eating exotic food to stay alive, you would rather stare to death! You will die alone as you refuse to get married. However, if you do choose to get married, you are a very faithful spouse as you refuse to get divorced! (that’s because your spouse pampers you too much!) Killing any wild animals (even touching them) disgusts you. You rely on your luck to make you rich as you plan on staying home, watching movies, and eating popcorn. You will make a very poor MOUNTAIN MAN…you were FIRED, before you were even hired! I think Bed, Bath and Beyond are hiring…check with them…