1. Your brother and sister both pick a name off the Angel Tree at church and plan a big shopping spree for their chosen children who are in need. You
a. decide to take a tag so you don't look bad but hope their shopping plans include the clearance sale.
b. pick a tag that suggests gifts you'd enjoy buying for a child.
c. decide not to take a tag. It's going to cost you enough money to buy Christmas presents for your closest friends.

2. You really want to go on a missions trip your youth group is taking during Christmas break. You even have part of the money saved but find out you can't take the time off from your part-time job. You
a. complain to your boss. Doesn't he have any feelings towards the less fortunate in other countries? He should take this quiz!
b. donate the money you've already saved to buy Bibles for the trip. You can at least be a part of it.
c. plan to go next year. You hope you'll have a chance to be involved next time.

3. Your class is doing a Christmas gift exchange. You draw the name of the girl who lives in the trailer park in the poorest section of town. You know she's not going to be able to buy much in return. You
a. decide to buy her a dollar-store present. There's some nice stuff there, and that's probably where she'll shop.
b. try to trade names with a guy who's also a real loser. They deserve whatever they give each other.
c. buy her the same kind of gift you're buying your friends. It may be the nicest gift she gets this Christmas.

4. You've finished your homework and are getting ready to watch Rudolph for the 12th year in a row when you notice your mom is getting ready to make cookies for your little brother's Christmas party. She looks worn out. You
a. can't miss Rudolph. That would be breaking a tradition.
b. offer to go to the store and buy some cookies after Rudolph.
c. make the cookies for her while she watches Rudolph. You'll catch it one of the five other times it'll be on during the holidays.

5. You wake up early and realize it snowed during the night. You hear your dad getting ready to go out and shovel the driveway so he can get his car out for work. You
a. hurry into warm clothes so you can help him.
b. roll over and go back to sleep. You'd rather live in sunny Florida anyway.
c. have hot chocolate ready for him when, feeling frozen, he gets back inside.

6. Your friend has to baby-sit her siblings Friday evening while her parents go Christmas shopping. They plan to eat out and be home late. You and your other friends were planning to go to the movies. You
a. go to the movies. Your friend knew the plan and that she was invited.
b. rent a movie and keep your friend company instead of going to the movies.
c. take a pizza over to your friend's house after the movie.

7. Your brother wants to take his girlfriend to a Christmas party held at a nice restaurant. He's short $25. You just got a nice paycheck due to the overtime you worked. You
a. lend him the money until his first paycheck after the holidays.
b. give him the money. That's what you'd hope someone would do for you.
c. bank your money. He'd never help you out. He should have saved for the party.

Scoring
1. a=1, b=2, c=0
2. a=0, b=2, c=1
3. a=1, b=0, c=2
4. a=0, b=1, c=2
5. a=2, b=0, c=1
6. a=0, b=2, c=1
7. a=1, b=2, c=0

How'd You Do?
10-14 Wow! You could replace Tender Heart Bear in the next Care Bear special. You are in tune with people's feelings and needs and go out of your way to meet them. Your generous spirit and caring heart reflect the Savior's heart. Make sure you take the opportunity to point others to Him while you do your good deeds.

5-9 You aren't exactly overflowing with compassion for others, but neither are you Scrooge. It's good that you make an effort to help others with their needs and give to the less fortunate, but you try to do it without actually involving your heart. Sometimes you do the right thing out of a sense of obligation. Go a step further and let God's love shine through you in the good things you do for others.

0-4 True-Blue Scrooge. Look beyond your own desires to the needs of others. You don't have to give up all your worldly goods but take a look at Galatians 6:9-10 and think about how you can put these verses into practice. Read through the Gospels and see how many times Jesus healed someone or provided what someone needed when the recipient wasn't deserving and He knew He'd get nothing in return. Open your heart to doing the same.

The Christmas season is a great time to show compassion to others, but don't stop there. View the world through compassionate eyes year-round and reach out to those in need in your corner of the world.