Question 1

Ralph M. Stogdill identifies individual traits that correlate positively with leadership. These include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence, hand strength, size, birth order 
B)  Height, gender, age, experience 
C)  Education, ability, aggressiveness, cunning 
D)  Responsibility, vigor, venturesomeness, self-confidence 
E)  Training, motivation, need-deficiency, skill

Question 2

The central message of Theodore Roosevelt's passage on caring leadership is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The one who cares too much will surely fail 
B)  Better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all 
C)  Victory belongs to the strongest 
D)  Victory and defeat are the opposite sides of the same coin 
E)  None of these

Question 3

Distilled to its essence, leadership is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Planning, organizing, and controlling the work of the organization 
B)  Organizing the organization to fulfill its potential 
C)  Planning the future and tracking progress 
D)  Establishing direction, aligning people and resources, and energizing people to achieve success

Question 4

Leadership means ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Rosa Parks provided leadership in the area of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic theory 
B)  Art appreciation 
C)  Science and technology 
D)  Civil rights 
E)  Religious thought

Question 6

Jan Carlzon, former CEO of Scandinavian Airlines, states that the path to success begins in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Business plan 
B)  Heart 
C)  Product development 
D)  Financial record 
E)  None of these

Question 7

Political leadership is to Caesar and Elizabeth as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious leadership is to Alexander and Joan of Arc 
B)  Economic leadership is to John Stuart Mill and Susan B. Anthony 
C)  Military leadership is to Martin Luther King and Adam Smith 
D)  None of these 
E)  All of these

Question 8

The three basic types of leaders are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Heroes, rulers, and teachers 
B)  Democrats, Republicans, and Independents 
C)  Progressives, traditionalists, and moderates

Question 9

Satisfactions of leaders include both _______ and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Feelings of power; personal freedom 
B)  High income; good health 
C)  Opportunity for advancement; love and admiration of friends 
D)  A chance to help others; feeling in on things 
E)  Opportunity to control resources; aesthetic experience

Question 10

Leadership is present:

Accepted Answer

A)  In all areas of society and at all levels of responsibility 
B)  Only in upper management of Fortune 500 companies 
C)  In the corporate world and higher levels of government only 
D)  Nowhere. It is an outdated concept as we approach the next millennium

Question 11

The central message of the poem "Threads" is that the leader must:

Accepted Answer

A)  Learn to sew the threads of a business together 
B)  Care about the well being of others 
C)  Thread personal life into work life for greatest success 
D)  As you sew, so you reap 
E)  None of these

Question 12

The qualities American workers want most in a leader are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Integrity, job knowledge, people-building skills 
B)  Time, attention, consideration 
C)  Experience, skill, commitment 
D)  Respect, understanding, encouragement 
E)  Technical expertise, task-orientation, support

Question 13

Ruler-type leaders include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddha, Marx, and Aristotle 
B)  Newton, Michelangelo, and Edison 
C)  Elizabeth I, Napoleon, and Washington

Exam 1: The Importance of Leadership: Setting the Stage