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Chapter 1-9 Exam Questions And Answers
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1. The Jack Welch Management Institute reports that
A) the weakest link in business, industry, and government is the skills of employees.
B) formal education is highly unlikely to develop the most-cited qualities people want in their
leaders.
C) importance of good leadership and job performance are mutually exclusive.
D) more than one-half of working adults have suffered under a bad boss at some point in their
career. - answer✔D
2. Which of the following is the weakest link in business, industry, and government today?
A) Technology
B) Tools and equipment
C) Physical plant and facilities
D) Systems and procedures
E) Leadership - answer✔E
3. Which of the following best describes leadership?
A) Adherence to performance standards
B) Influencing the behaviors of others through ideas and deeds
C) Evaluating a course of action
D) Seeking direction from others
E) Writing and speaking effectively - answer✔B
4. Which of the following best describes caring leadership?
A) Caring about the task to be done and caring about people
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B) Caring about self-advancement and caring about the task to be done
C) Caring about the welfare of others and caring about self-advancement
D) Caring about the task to be done and caring about personal well-being
E) None of these - answer✔A
5. Unlike today, which of the following conditions most likely had an impact on leadership in
earlier times?
A) Mass education was unknown.
B) Powerful positions were in abundance.
C) Self-expression was encouraged.
D) Information was everywhere - answer✔A
6. In American society, Rosa Parks's courage helped determine the course of ________.
A) economic theories
B) art appreciation
C) science and technology
D) civil rights
E) religious thoughts - answer✔d
7. In American society, the most-cited quality people want in a leader is ________.
A) integrity
B) job knowledge
C) people-building skills
D) extraversion - answer✔a
8. In American society, which of the following qualities is the third most-cited quality people
want in a leader and is the ability to teach, counsel, and otherwise develop others to higher
levels of performance?
A) Practical ability
B) Intrapersonal skills
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C) People-building skills
D) Abstract visioning - answer✔c
9. Which of the following is the central message of Theodore Roosevelt's passage on caring
leadership?
A) The one who cares too much will surely fail.
B) It is better to try and fail rather than to never try at all.
C) Victory belongs to the strongest individual.
D) Victory and defeat are the opposite sides of the same coin.
E) None of these - answer✔b
10. In addition to concern for others, which of the following aspects must be present for caring
leadership to occur?
A) Power and prestige
B) Commitment to a task
C) Uncompensated work time
D) Order and control - answer✔b
11. The three types of leaders are
A) heroes, rulers, and teachers.
B) democrats, republics, and capitalists.
C) progressives, traditionalists, and moderates. - answer✔a
12. Identify the primary purpose of leadership.
A) To delegate accountability
B) To provide order and consistency
C) To produce change and movement
D) To emphasize formal authority - answer✔C
13. 29) The political theorist Karl Marx observed that
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A) if an organization has strong leadership without management, performance continues to be
consistent.
B) people first and foremost want a leader who will be a mentor and developer of others.
C) a great society requires leaders in business to think greatly of their functions.
D) the manner in which a society does its work shapes most of the other things the society
believes and does. - answer✔D
14. Edwin Ghiselli identified six traits as being important for effective leadership. Which of the
following best describes supervisory ability?
A) Being a self-starter
B) Having good reasoning and thinking capacity
C) Making difficult decisions without undue hesitation
D) Getting the job done through others - answer✔D
15. Which of the following theories focuses on leadership style, such as autocratic, democratic,
and laissez-faire, as well as leadership dimensions, such as initiating structure and showing
consideration?
A) The behavior theory of leadership
B) The trait theory of leadership
C) The great man theory
D) The dual-process theory - answer✔A
16. In the context of leadership styles, which of the following statements is true about the
autocratic style?
A) Emphasis is on equality and group decision making.
B) It refers to an empowering and participative style of leadership.
C) It is characterized by minimum control and maximum innovation.
D) Power is exercised by a dominant and dictatorial individual. - answer✔D
17. In the context of leadership styles, the laissez-faire style pertains to a form or style of
leadership ________.
A) that is characterized by minimum control and maximum freedom
11/06/2024 10:41 AM
Chapter 1-9 Exam Questions And Answers
100% Pass
1. The Jack Welch Management Institute reports that
A) the weakest link in business, industry, and government is the skills of employees.
B) formal education is highly unlikely to develop the most-cited qualities people want in their
leaders.
C) importance of good leadership and job performance are mutually exclusive.
D) more than one-half of working adults have suffered under a bad boss at some point in their
career. - answer✔D
2. Which of the following is the weakest link in business, industry, and government today?
A) Technology
B) Tools and equipment
C) Physical plant and facilities
D) Systems and procedures
E) Leadership - answer✔E
3. Which of the following best describes leadership?
A) Adherence to performance standards
B) Influencing the behaviors of others through ideas and deeds
C) Evaluating a course of action
D) Seeking direction from others
E) Writing and speaking effectively - answer✔B
4. Which of the following best describes caring leadership?
A) Caring about the task to be done and caring about people
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B) Caring about self-advancement and caring about the task to be done
C) Caring about the welfare of others and caring about self-advancement
D) Caring about the task to be done and caring about personal well-being
E) None of these - answer✔A
5. Unlike today, which of the following conditions most likely had an impact on leadership in
earlier times?
A) Mass education was unknown.
B) Powerful positions were in abundance.
C) Self-expression was encouraged.
D) Information was everywhere - answer✔A
6. In American society, Rosa Parks's courage helped determine the course of ________.
A) economic theories
B) art appreciation
C) science and technology
D) civil rights
E) religious thoughts - answer✔d
7. In American society, the most-cited quality people want in a leader is ________.
A) integrity
B) job knowledge
C) people-building skills
D) extraversion - answer✔a
8. In American society, which of the following qualities is the third most-cited quality people
want in a leader and is the ability to teach, counsel, and otherwise develop others to higher
levels of performance?
A) Practical ability
B) Intrapersonal skills
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C) People-building skills
D) Abstract visioning - answer✔c
9. Which of the following is the central message of Theodore Roosevelt's passage on caring
leadership?
A) The one who cares too much will surely fail.
B) It is better to try and fail rather than to never try at all.
C) Victory belongs to the strongest individual.
D) Victory and defeat are the opposite sides of the same coin.
E) None of these - answer✔b
10. In addition to concern for others, which of the following aspects must be present for caring
leadership to occur?
A) Power and prestige
B) Commitment to a task
C) Uncompensated work time
D) Order and control - answer✔b
11. The three types of leaders are
A) heroes, rulers, and teachers.
B) democrats, republics, and capitalists.
C) progressives, traditionalists, and moderates. - answer✔a
12. Identify the primary purpose of leadership.
A) To delegate accountability
B) To provide order and consistency
C) To produce change and movement
D) To emphasize formal authority - answer✔C
13. 29) The political theorist Karl Marx observed that
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A) if an organization has strong leadership without management, performance continues to be
consistent.
B) people first and foremost want a leader who will be a mentor and developer of others.
C) a great society requires leaders in business to think greatly of their functions.
D) the manner in which a society does its work shapes most of the other things the society
believes and does. - answer✔D
14. Edwin Ghiselli identified six traits as being important for effective leadership. Which of the
following best describes supervisory ability?
A) Being a self-starter
B) Having good reasoning and thinking capacity
C) Making difficult decisions without undue hesitation
D) Getting the job done through others - answer✔D
15. Which of the following theories focuses on leadership style, such as autocratic, democratic,
and laissez-faire, as well as leadership dimensions, such as initiating structure and showing
consideration?
A) The behavior theory of leadership
B) The trait theory of leadership
C) The great man theory
D) The dual-process theory - answer✔A
16. In the context of leadership styles, which of the following statements is true about the
autocratic style?
A) Emphasis is on equality and group decision making.
B) It refers to an empowering and participative style of leadership.
C) It is characterized by minimum control and maximum innovation.
D) Power is exercised by a dominant and dictatorial individual. - answer✔D
17. In the context of leadership styles, the laissez-faire style pertains to a form or style of
leadership ________.
A) that is characterized by minimum control and maximum freedom
