Deck 11: Leadership 2.0 Virtual Leadership

Question 1

According to Plato, a leader instinctively knows how to lead for the good of all concerned.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In the Republic, Plato promotes that everyone is suited to be a ruler; everyone can lead in certain situations.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Both Plato and Socrates felt that leaders should be intelligent and wise.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Thomas Aquinas believed that the best rulers had qualities modeled on the divine ruler.

Question 5

Thomas Hobbes believed that effective leaders kept their followers in line by creating fear.

Question 6

Machiavelli's idea of leadership was that leaders must follow the same laws as their followers in order to be credible.

Question 7

Mahatma Gandhi was successful in India because he preached violent, physical resistance to the British rule.

Question 8

The Laws of Nature, as described by Hobbes, needed to be learned in order for mankind to avoid civil war.

Question 9

Looking at leadership through a philosophical lens gives us concrete rules about how modern organizations should be led.

Question 10

For Plato and Socrates, the view of leadership is framed by the power structure and economic nature of their society.

Question 11

Thomas Aquinas is identified with all but one of the following ideas about leadership. Which one is not associated with Aquinas?

A) That every human is capable of being the hierarchical leader.
B) A modification of Plato's ideals.
C) That the ideal monarch was modeled after the divine model.
D) That a leader provides resources to the followers.
E) The leader is a teacher.

Question 12

Which philosophical perspective on leadership is not discussed in your text?

A) Leader as Teacher
B) Leaders as Shepherd
C) Leader as Guide
D) Leader as Mediator
E) Leader as Scientist

Question 13

Both Hobbes and Locke believed that leaders must exert some control over their followers. Which statement below is not correct about this statement?

A) Hobbes saw man as naturally violent and in need of control.
B) Locke saw man as passionate but capable of reason when instructed by leaders.
C) Locke saw man as irrational and need structure provided by leadership.
D) Hobbes saw man as constantly seeking power so the leadership must provide rules and structure.
E) Locke saw man as irrational and without passion.

Question 14

Which of the following philosophers believed that under God's guidance, leaders provided what humans needed to develop fully?

A) Hobbes
B) Locke
C) Aquinas
D) Plato
E) Socrates

Question 15

Politics influenced the philosophy of which of the following?

A) Hobbes and Locke
B) Aquinas
C) Machiavelli
D) Plato
E) All of the above

Question 16

Machiavelli believed which of the following?

A) The leader is a microcosm god -like figure.
B) The leader is a philosopher-ruler.
C) The leader is established by inheritance.
D) The leader is a product of the people's choice.
E) The leader can use any tactics to obtain a goal.

Question 17

Locke and Hobbes believed which of the following in terms of the Laws of Nature?

A) Humans do not need to be rescued from their basic nature.
B) The human condition is one of war.
C) Humans do not seek power.
D) Humans do not seek to dominate others.
E) None of the above is associated with Locke.

Question 18

Mahatma Gandhi was successful as a leader because

A) He came from wealth and used it to help his cause
B) He was a successfully elected politician early in his life
C) He successfully practiced law in England and understood the British legal system
D) He could mobilize people from all walks of life
E) He tolerated social evils in order to obtain power he could later use

Question 19

Gandhi was able to transform Indian society by

A) Promoting nonviolent actions such as boycotts
B) Promoting grass roots efforts to make villages autonomous
C) Engaging in confrontation actions against British policies
D) Building upon his concept of truth in actions
E) All of the above helped Gandhi

Question 20

Who promoted the concept of the ideal leader in the Republic?

A) Socrates
B) Hobbes
C) Locke
D) Plato
E) Aquinas

Question 21

Explain Thomas Aquinas' Christian Platonism.

Question 22

Hobbs argued that human beings were in constant search of power and pursuing objects that expand power. What connections to the growing intellectual developments of his time do the authors discuss?

Question 23

What was the main point of Plato's discussion of the ideal leader as summarized in your text?

Question 24

According to the text, the Greek philosophers devoted significant time examining leadership. What do you know about the Greeks that would support such extended commitment?

Question 25

How do Machiavelli's ideas about "the ends justify the means"
play out in organizations today? Give two examples of actions that you would regard as Machiavellian from recent history.

Question 26

Hobbes' Laws of Nature are designed to counteract people's natural tendency towards war according to your text. What is the role of reason in this process?

Question 27

Why does the concept of leader as a guide to others fit so well with the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas?

Question 28

Your book says that Machiavelli is the transitional philosopher writing about leadership, bringing us into modern times. Explain why this is true, using at least two points in support.

Question 29

Gandhi was successful in transforming India because he used confrontational methods with the British rulers. He also had success in setting up the Indian social infrastructure using similar strategies. What else might have contributed to this transformation?

Question 30

What aspects of John Locke's philosophy do you see reflected in American philosophy of democracy?