Deck 1: Being a Leader

Question 1

Leadership as an ability means that while we are born with natural capacities for certain activities, there is nothing we can do to change them.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Effective leadership is intended influence that creates change for the greater good.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

"Leadership as a trait" means leadership is available only to a few.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Studying characteristics such as confidence and determination exemplifies leadership as a trait.

Question 5

Differences in preferred leadership styles and political viewpoints around the world are the result of what?

A)Culture
B)Democracy
C)Authority
D)None of the above
E)All of the above

Question 6

One who develops her or his skills through practice probably views leadership as an ability.

Question 7

When leadership is considered a behavior, what are its main components?

A)task and process
B)skills and competencies
C)talents and gifts
D)communication and relationships
E)All of the above

Question 8

Leaders who draw on the behavioral perspective are concerned with task and process behaviors.

Question 9

Which of the following includes helping people feel comfortable in a group?

A)Task behaviors
B)Inclusion behaviors
C)Passive behaviors
D)Process behaviors
E)None of the above

Question 10

Leadership as a skill means it is available only to the few with great ability.

Question 11

There are universally recognized positive and negative leadership traits.

Question 12

Leaders ____ and ____ followers when leadership is conceptualized as a relationship.

A)affect, are affected by
B)criticize, are criticized by
C)change, intimidate
D)accept limitations, ignore
E)None of the above

Question 13

Leadership as a(n)____ places a great deal of emphasis on the leader and on the leader's special gifts.

A)relationship
B)trait
C)ability
D)skill
E)behavior

Question 14

The study of leadership is relatively new, having started only in the 20th century.

Question 15

Viewed as a skill, leadership can be:

A)Difficult for everyone except those with great skill
B)Studied and learned
C)Understood as a means to keep people in line
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 16

In the ____ perspective, leadership centers on the communication between leaders and followers rather than on the unique qualities of the leader.

A)trait
B)relational
C)ability
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 17

Leadership as a relationship limits leadership only to the appointed head of the organization.

Question 18

"If you are capable of learning from experience, you can acquire leadership." This statement is characteristic of leadership as a(n)____.

A)relationship
B)trait
C)skill
D)ability
E)behavior

Question 19

Due to the diversity of viewpoints globally, there are no agreed-on leadership attributes.

Question 20

A leader who views leadership as a relationship can be influenced by his or her followers.

Question 21

The relational perspective has a(n)____ overtone because it stresses the need for leaders to work with followers to achieve their mutual purposes.

A)tactful
B)authoritarian
C)diplomatic
D)ethical
E)conspiratorial

Question 22

Stressing mutuality lessens the possibility that leaders might act toward followers in ways that are:

A)Forced and unethical
B)Beneficial to everyone
C)Difficult to comprehend
D)Outside the norms
E)None of the above

Question 23

The demand for effective leadership exists at the:

A)State level
B)Organizational level
C)Local level
D)All of the above
E)A and B only