Like to test your attitude for journalism? Of course you would. Every-one loves aptitude tests. So why not sit down for 10 minutes and take a test that may change your life? said sit down. And shut up before I have to get rough.

On the following questions, simply (you know what I mean) pick the answer that seems most appropriate. If none of the answers particularly appeals to you, try not to let it ruin your day. Most of them don't appeal to us, either, but that's journalism. So if noneseems right, take the least wrongest, or guees, or say the hell with it and throw your pencil across the room in a blind rage.

1. What's the most important thing about journalism?

a. It beats working for a living.

b. It develops your imaginative abilities.

c. The pay is good--about the same as that of an apprentice pneumatic hammer operator.

2. On the basis of your observations, rate the following papers on the basis of the quality and extent of their coverage. Take into consideration their treatment of sports, movies, ax murders, and cheesecake pictures.

a. Los Angeles Mirrer

b. Harvard Crimson

c. Stark County (O.) Jewish News

3. Do you read the Crimson?

a. When all else falls.

b. You should live so long.

c. Yes, but don't tell my mother. It would break her heart.

4. What's the most important point to remember in covering a news story?