"gut check" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1996 June 9, Paul Rodgers, “Two born-again brands: one yells, one whispers”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2015-08-23",
          "text": "I told them what we needed was a gut check to see whether we had the stomach to go ahead.",
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          "ref": "2000 October 7, Nancy Gibbs, “Gore: Where Is The Love?”, in Time, retrieved 2015-08-23",
          "text": "There's an old parlor game, a kind of gut check for the heart and head. Would you rather be rich or pretty? Happy or famous? Is it better to be good or to be smart?",
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          "ref": "2013 January 18, Stephen J. Ciccone, “January’s Stock Temptation”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-08-23",
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          "ref": "2014 September 9, David Ignatius, “Stepping warily onto the battlefield”, in Washington Post, retrieved 2015-08-23",
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        "(idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated (especially when used attributively)) An honest, reflective appraisal of one's true feelings concerning a matter of concern.",
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