LEADERSHIP MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which leadership approach examines how leaders use values, a sense of "calling," and
membership to motivate followers?
Servant leadership
spiritual leadership
authentic leadership
transformational leadership
none of these - Answer -Spiritual leadership
The ______ approach to leadership is focused on identifying the innate qualities and
characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders.
A. behavioral
B. situational
C. relational
D. servant
E. trait - Answer -Trait
From a relationship perspective, leadership is centered on the ______ between leaders
and followers rather than on the unique ______ of the leader.
A. synergy; approach
B. communication; qualities
C. harmony; technique
D. alliance; perspective
E. effort; effect - Answer -Communication, qualities
What study identified positive and negative leadership characteristics that are
universally accepted worldwide?
A. GREAT
B. LESIC
C. iGLOW
D. GLOBE
E. WORLD - Answer -Globe
Leaders affect and are affected by followers when leadership is conceptualized as a
______.
A. conversation
B. relationship
C. task
,D. responsibility
E. contract - Answer -Relationship
Process behaviors focus on helping people feel comfortable in what setting?
A. group
B. independent
C. social media
D. isolation
E. classroom - Answer -Group
When a leader prepares a slide show for a meeting, he or she is exhibiting what type of
behavior?
A. organized
B. process
C. task
D. prioritizing
E. skill - Answer -Task
What is the dark side of leadership?
A. unknown elements of what makes a leader great
B. when a leader uses his or her influence or power for personal ends
C. historical misdeeds that great leaders have done
D. studies of great leaders from ancient times
E. none of these - Answer -When a leader uses their influence or power for personal
ends
The author's challenge to each of us is:
A. continued study of what makes a leader great
B. be ready to be a follower in order to be a leader
C. use positive means to achieve selfish gains
D. be prepared to lead when we are asked to be the leader
E. be wary of false leaders and their negative outcomes - Answer -Be prepared to lead
when we are asked to be the leader
Which world leader was described as an average student, a loner, and optimistic?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Adolph Hitler
C. Joseph Stalin
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt
E. Margaret Thatcher - Answer -Winston Churchill
, About whom was it said that he was "great" because he was "good"?
A. Nelson Mandel
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. George Washington
E. Bill Clinton - Answer -George Washington
Which perspective defines leadership as an interactive event that occurs between the
leader and the followers?
A. influence
B. ability
C. skill
D. trait
E. genetics - Answer -Influence
______ theory focuses on the match between the leader's style and specific situational
variables.
A. Path-Goal
B. Great Man
C. Relational
D. Contingency
E. Super Hero - Answer -Contingency
Task and process are the main components when leadership is considered a(n)
______.
A. skill
B. behavior
C. trait
D. ability
E. concept - Answer -Behavior
When viewed as a ______, leadership can be studied and learned.
A. skill
B. quality
C. power
D. all of these
E. none of these - Answer -Skill
In order to lessen the possibility that leaders might act toward followers in ways that are
forced and unethical, it is important to:
ANSWERS
Which leadership approach examines how leaders use values, a sense of "calling," and
membership to motivate followers?
Servant leadership
spiritual leadership
authentic leadership
transformational leadership
none of these - Answer -Spiritual leadership
The ______ approach to leadership is focused on identifying the innate qualities and
characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders.
A. behavioral
B. situational
C. relational
D. servant
E. trait - Answer -Trait
From a relationship perspective, leadership is centered on the ______ between leaders
and followers rather than on the unique ______ of the leader.
A. synergy; approach
B. communication; qualities
C. harmony; technique
D. alliance; perspective
E. effort; effect - Answer -Communication, qualities
What study identified positive and negative leadership characteristics that are
universally accepted worldwide?
A. GREAT
B. LESIC
C. iGLOW
D. GLOBE
E. WORLD - Answer -Globe
Leaders affect and are affected by followers when leadership is conceptualized as a
______.
A. conversation
B. relationship
C. task
,D. responsibility
E. contract - Answer -Relationship
Process behaviors focus on helping people feel comfortable in what setting?
A. group
B. independent
C. social media
D. isolation
E. classroom - Answer -Group
When a leader prepares a slide show for a meeting, he or she is exhibiting what type of
behavior?
A. organized
B. process
C. task
D. prioritizing
E. skill - Answer -Task
What is the dark side of leadership?
A. unknown elements of what makes a leader great
B. when a leader uses his or her influence or power for personal ends
C. historical misdeeds that great leaders have done
D. studies of great leaders from ancient times
E. none of these - Answer -When a leader uses their influence or power for personal
ends
The author's challenge to each of us is:
A. continued study of what makes a leader great
B. be ready to be a follower in order to be a leader
C. use positive means to achieve selfish gains
D. be prepared to lead when we are asked to be the leader
E. be wary of false leaders and their negative outcomes - Answer -Be prepared to lead
when we are asked to be the leader
Which world leader was described as an average student, a loner, and optimistic?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Adolph Hitler
C. Joseph Stalin
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt
E. Margaret Thatcher - Answer -Winston Churchill
, About whom was it said that he was "great" because he was "good"?
A. Nelson Mandel
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. George Washington
E. Bill Clinton - Answer -George Washington
Which perspective defines leadership as an interactive event that occurs between the
leader and the followers?
A. influence
B. ability
C. skill
D. trait
E. genetics - Answer -Influence
______ theory focuses on the match between the leader's style and specific situational
variables.
A. Path-Goal
B. Great Man
C. Relational
D. Contingency
E. Super Hero - Answer -Contingency
Task and process are the main components when leadership is considered a(n)
______.
A. skill
B. behavior
C. trait
D. ability
E. concept - Answer -Behavior
When viewed as a ______, leadership can be studied and learned.
A. skill
B. quality
C. power
D. all of these
E. none of these - Answer -Skill
In order to lessen the possibility that leaders might act toward followers in ways that are
forced and unethical, it is important to:
