This document outlines the format of a 4 corners quiz about mentoring. Participants are asked multiple choice questions about mentoring concepts and stand in different corners of the room corresponding to their answer. The questions cover topics like the definition of a mentor, advantages of being a mentor or mentee, the purpose of a formal mentoring agreement, when a mentor may need support, and appropriate boundaries in a mentoring relationship. The quiz is intended to test understanding of key aspects of effective mentoring.

1. 4 corners quiz – Week 6

2. Here’s how it works……
 4 corners (ish) of the room marked A,B,C & D
 A question will be asked, with a multiple choice
answer
 Choose your answer (A,B,C or D) by standing over by
that letter
 Once you’ve all decided, I’ll give you the correct answer

3. Q 1. What is a mentor?
 A – Someone to call at 11pm at night because you can’t
sleep
 B – Someone who can motivate, support and encourage
you through a period of change in your life
 C – Someone who will tell you what you need to do and
exactly how to do it
 D – Someone who is there to listen to psychological
problems

4. Answer 1
B – Someone who can
motivate, support and
encourage you through a
period of change in your
life

5. Q 2. What is an advantage of being a
mentor?
 A – A feeling of self worth
 B – Learn new things
 C – Help people to achieve goals
 D – All of the answers

6. Answer 2
D – All of the answers
 A feeling of self worth
 Learn new things
 Help people to achieve goals

7. Q 3. What is an advantage of being a
mentee?
 A – Finding it hard to adjust
 B – Being embarrassed
 C – To receive support and be listened to
 D – Being discouraged from doing what you
want to do

8. Answer 3
C – To receive support
and be listened to

9. Q 4. What is a formal mentoring
agreement?
 A – A telephone conversation to say what is going to
happen
 B – A scrap of paper which has instructions from the
mentee
 C – A list of do’s and don'ts, created by the mentor
 D – A document drawn up together to include some of
the following; Commitment, clear goals, procedures
and limitations, clear expectations (on both sides) and
Ground Rules

10. Answer 4
D – A document drawn up
together to include some of the
following; Commitment, clear
goals, procedures and limitations,
clear expectations (on both sides)
and Ground Rules

11. Q 5. Why is it important to make an
agreement?
 A – Because somebody told you that you should
 B – Don’t know
 C – So that both the mentor and mentee know
where they stand and what is expected of each
other
 D – You need it because it has the mentee’s details
on there

12. Answer 5
C – So that both the
mentor and mentee know
where they stand and
what is expected of each
other

13. Q 6. When may a mentor need to
seek support?
 A – To find out more information on a question
asked by a mentee
 B – When the mentor is unsure of what to do
 C – To report any disclosed confidential
information that you feel uncomfortable with
(safeguarding issue)
 D – All of the answers

14. Answer 6
D – All of the answers

15. Q 7. As a mentor, who would be the
first person you would approach for
support?
 A – Your friend
 B – Your line manager
 C – The police
 D – Your mentee

16. Answer 7
B – Your line manager

17. Q 8. What support could that
person offer you?
 A – All of the answers
 B – A listening ear
 C – Guidance on policies and procedures
 D – Their own experience

18. Answer 8
A – All of the answers

19. Q 9. Which of these are
appropriate boundaries?
 A – All of the answers
 B – No physical contact, keep meeting places neutral,
appropriate language to be used, not accepting gifts,
mentee can call the mentor’s personal number whenever
they like
 C – Information will be kept confidential unless a
safeguarding issue, personal space to be respected, be
punctual, sessions have set times and agreed meeting places
 D – What are boundaries?

20. Answer 9
C – Information will be kept
confidential unless a safeguarding
issue, personal space to be
respected, be punctual, sessions
have set times and agreed meeting
places

21. Q 10. Which of these should you take
with you to a mentor meeting?
 A – Anything you need for it to be a productive
session
 B – Some work you need to catch up on
 C – Just yourself and a smile
 D – Newspaper

22. Answer 10
A – Anything you need
for it to be a productive
session

23. Well done! 