Deck 2: The Road Ahead: Challenge and Charge

Question 1

Lincoln's ________, the ability of his ________, and the _________ combined to illustrate the ________.

A) Intelligence; wife; problems of Europe; challenge of war
B) Depression; army; weather; demands of peace
C) Political party; mind; size of the country; pressure of time
D) Love of the theater; generals; religion of the people; need for rest
E) Character; followers; economic strength of the North; variables of leadership

Answer 1

E

Question 2

_________ wrote, "People always take a reading on the person in charge. So when it comes to building commitment, you must lead by example, just as commanders must show courage if they want soldiers showing bravery on the battlefield."

A) Elizabeth I
B) Price Pritchett
C) Catherine II
D) George Patton
E) Isabella I

Answer 2

B

Question 3

________ wrote, "The leader must believe that workers should be treated as honorable individuals, justly rewarded, encouraged in their own progress, fully informed, and properly assigned, and that their lives and work must be given meaning and dignity on and off the job. If a leader has supervision of so much as one person, the leader must honor these principles in practice."

A) Peter Drucker
B) Frederick Taylor
C) Stephen Covey
D) Mary Parker Follett
E) Clarence Francis

Answer 3

E

Question 4

_________ said, "Upon the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions, who on the threshold of victory sat down to wait; and awaiting they died."

A) Homer
B) Caesar
C) Napoleon
D) Churchill
E) None of these

Question 5

The trend toward ________, ________, and _________ will only accelerate the move toward shared leadership and the need for leadership education.

A) Globalization; space exploration; two-career families
B) Team based projects; virtual communities; personal responsibility
C) Increasing diversity; non-traditional families; mergers
D) The quality movement; high technology; bio-engineering
E) None of these

Question 6

Lincoln's knowledge of the American people and his ability to use humor and wit to communicate without rancor are examples of understanding people and the art of persuasion.

Question 7

The meaning of _________ words, "The speed of the leader is the speed of the team," is ________.

A) Alfred Sloan's; lead, work, or get out of the way
B) Henry Ford's; the future of the car is the future of man
C) Al Unser's; you can't keep a good man down
D) Lee Iacocca's; people will never care more or perform better than their leaders do
E) None of these

Question 8

Lincoln's devotion to goodness as he understood it to be, regardless of self-interest or the dictates of public opinion, is evidence of the importance of ethics.

Question 9

_________ identified the challenge of leadership: "The leader must have an ability to inspire by force of personality while making others feel capable to increase and use their own abilities."

A) Harry Truman
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) John Kennedy
D) Mary Parker Follett
E) None of these

Question 10

The fact that Lincoln held the bar high for his ________, and that he _________ them, no matter how uncomfortable he personally felt if they _________ is evidence of his ________.

A) Generals; replaced; failed to perform; commitment to results
B) Children; chastised; failed to study; effective discipline
C) Friends; supported; had problems; concern for others
D) People; scolded; made mistakes; poor temper
E) None of these

Question 11

Two aspects of caring leadership are _________ and ________.

A) Commitment to the task; concern for others
B) Nature of the situation; style of the followers
C) Intelligence; personality
D) Time; space
E) Preparation; execution

Question 12

The fact that Lincoln by nature was a ________, and that almost no situation could occur that he could not apply the techniques of metaphor and example to ________ his audience and make them better, is evidence of his ability to: ________.

A) Lawyer; persuade; argue and debate
B) Shopkeeper; serve; build a business
C) Politician; enhance; be elected
D) Teacher; instruct; develop others
E) None of these

Question 13

Abraham Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg address was an example of the desire and ability to convey a powerful vision.

Question 14

Examples of Lincoln's mastery of _________ include ________, ________, and ________.

A) Power politics; foreign alliances; party favors; scapegoating
B) Military history; collecting weapons; studying battles; waging war
C) Natural science; a vision of a united country; delegation strength; supporting the people
D) Leadership principles; keeping job knowledge current; setting goals; developing a high performance team
E) None of these

Question 15

In literature, it is said, "No _________ in the writer, no _________ in the reader"; in leadership it is said, "No _________ in the leader, no _________ in the people."

A) Love; heart; heart; love
B) Tears; tears; passion; passion
C) Life; understanding; strength; strength
D) Knowledge; learning; learning; skill
E) None of these

Question 16

Lincoln's selection and support of Ulysses S. Grant as Commander of the Union Army was an example of effective delegation.

Question 17

When Lincoln said, "Am I not helping people when I make friends of them? A drop of honey that catches a man's heart is the highroad to his reason," he was using the Office of President in a(n) _________ way.

A) Rhetorical
B) Empowering
C) Ineffective
D) Power building
E) None of these