Psychological Test

I got this psychological test via email many years ago from one of my ex-colleagues. I don’t have the original test with me but it goes something like this – "You are in the middle of a jungle. You start off with the following five animals i.e. a monkey, a fox, a lion, a rabbit and a wolf. To escape the jungle you have to abandon them one by one along your journey. Please state, in order, starting from the first animal you decided to abandon and why."

Please don't look at the answer without taking the test.

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Have you taken the test?
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Are you sure?
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Okay I believe you. :)

The purpose of this test is to find out who will abandon the rabbit last and for what reason. And the reason I am looking for is you keep the rabbit as long as possible because you want to protect it from harm. (Since the rest of the animals are able to defend themselves better compare to the rabbit.)

For most people, including me, we start with the rabbit and maybe end with the lion or wolf for practical reason. It makes perfect sense - get rid of those that are useless and keep those that we think will be useful to us. Always ask what others can do for me. Who wants to carry extra burdens anyway? Thus the logical thing to do is keep the lion or the wolf to protect us and say bye bye to the rabbit first because it is simply, useless. And if it is unable to defend itself in the jungle, well just too bad, not my problem.

On a personal note, when I took this test many years ago I was so ashamed of myself. It was really a wake up call. And till this day I constantly remind myself – Remember the rabbit.