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Someone cuts in front of you in a line. You:*

Say nothing and do nothing.
Tell them you don't appreciate their behaviour, that they need to return to their place.

Someone at work is making inappropriate jokes at your expense. You:*

Say nothing. You don't want to make things worse.
Make inappropriate jokes at their expense.

You are meeting someone for the first time and they show up 20 minutes late. You say:*

Say nothing. You don't like conflict.
Say nothing. You went home after waiting fifteen minutes, and are no longer there.

You have a friend who is consistently 15 to 20 minutes late when meeting you. Eventually, you:*

Start telling them to meet you 20 minutes early, so they end up "on time" without knowing it.
Finally blow up at them one day, and then stop making dates with this friend.

An overly critical relative that you see regularly tends to throw veiled insults at you. Eventually you:*

Try to get on that relative's "good side" so you'll be left alone.
Get into the practice of pointing out her flaws as well. Fight fire with fire.

Your partner habitually makes you the butt of jokes, even after you say that it hurts you. You:*

Re-evaluate whether or not this relationship is healthy, and consider getting out.
Start making similar jokes about your partner, matching each veiled insult with one of your own.

You go to dinner out; after a very long wait, it arrives cold. You:*

Say nothing; you don't want to risk having the waiter spit in your food!
Tell the waiter how incompetent you think he is and demand that the food be free.

After walking out of a store where you purchased some items you discover you were short-changed. You would:*

Let it go since you are already out of the store and the store clerk looked busy
Go to the manager and indicate how you were cheated by the clerk, then demand the proper change

A friend drops in to say hello, but stays too long, preventing you from finishing an important task. You would:*

Let the person stay, then try and squeeze your work in later
Tell the person to stop bothering you and to get out.

You are in a group discussion about a project at work that includes your boss. A work mate asks you a question about your work, but you don't know the answer. You would:*

Give your co-worker a false, but plausible answer so your boss will think you are on top of things.
Do not answer, but attack your work mate by asking a question you know he/she could not answer.

Passive, aggressive or assertive personality by Kay Leslie - Self Assesment