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Think you know optimism?  Here are some easy and some curly questions: Don't worry if you get the "who said" ones wrong!  Questions set by The Centre for Optimism with helpful advice from Dr Kelly-Ann Allen. 

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* 1. What is Optimism?

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* 2. Who said, “Choose optimism. It feels better."

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* 3. Optimism is derived from the Latin word Optimus, which means "best."

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* 4. Who said "I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed towards the sun, one’s feet moving forward."

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* 5. Experts say optimism can be learned.  What is a way of increasing your optimism?

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* 6. Who said, "I continue to be, and describe myself, as that most unusual and perhaps implausible of creatures in this day and age – an incorrigible optimist."

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* 7. How do you become a more infectiously optimistic leader?

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* 8. Who said, "Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier."

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* 9. Pessimism is the opposite of optimism. 

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* 10. Who said, "There is no country on earth that prospers without optimism” 

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* 11. Which of these is an idiom of optimism?

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* 12. Who said, "I am an optimist not because I blindly hope - all evidence to the contrary - that somehow everything will work out all right. Nor am I an optimist because I believe in man's unlimited ability to solve his problems. I am an optimist ultimately because I believe in God."

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* 13. Individuals with greater optimism are more likely to live longer and to achieve “exceptional longevity,”

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* 14. Who said, "I have always been deeply ‪optimistic about the potential of ‪technology to make the world a better place. If we get this right, future generations will look back on ‪climate change as a problem that we solved by determined global action and the prowess of technology."

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* 15. Optimism has been found to be a protective factor against depression and anxiety. 

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* 16. Optimistic thinking can be a helpful way to cope with a challenging situation.

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* 17. Who was Pollyanna?

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