The Moral Politics Test was introduced in September 2004. It was built by Stephane Dubois, a French-born internet entrepreneur from Foster City, California.
The Moral Politics Test was inspired by the reading of Moral Politics: What Conservatives Know That Liberals Don't by George Lakoff, a UC Berkeley Linguistic Professor. Although I have no affiliation with Dr. Lakoff (and I don't share many of his ideas), I believe that his book brings a whole new understanding to politics, no matter your personal opinions. I highly recommend it.
There are many good political tests out there. Most of them use a four-quadrant matrix similar to ours. Most of them are focused on US Politics though. And most of them plot your position by probing your stance on political, not moral, issues:
- The Political Compass. My favorite as some of the questions are very good and they probe your moral beliefs. More than 60 questions though.
- The World's Smallest Political Quiz. Short and sweet, just 8 questions.
- The Student Center Political Test. 25 questions.
- Le Politest. 12 Questions, in French. Political, not moral.