The Art of Leadership 6Th Edition By George Manning – Test Bank

The Art of Leadership 6Th Edition By George Manning – Test Bank

The Art of Leadership, 6e (Manning)

Chapter 3   Leadership Qualities, Characteristics of Followers, and Situational Factors

1) Qualities that mark a leader and help influence the leadership process include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A) vision and enthusiasm

B) stability and concern for others

C) self-confidence and persistence

D) vitality and integrity

E) hearing and size

Answer:  E

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Learning Objective:  03-01 Assess 10 qualities that distinguish a leader.

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2) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once commented on the ________, saying, “A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.”

A) imaginative nature of vision

B) fact that all great leaders are builders

C) principle that only a man can be a leader

D) need for leading from a sound foundation

E) need for motivation

Answer:  A

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Learning Objective:  03-01 Assess 10 qualities that distinguish a leader.

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3) In the context of the 10 qualities that mark a leader and help influence the leadership process, identify the first requirement for a leader.

A) An innate and learned competency

B) A strong sense of purpose

C) Concern for others

D) Strength and stamina to fulfill the tasks of leadership

Answer:  B

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Learning Objective:  03-01 Assess 10 qualities that distinguish a leader.

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4) In the context of enthusiasm, a quality that marks a leader and helps influence the leadership process, who among the following said, “The successful man has enthusiasm. Good work is never done in cold blood; heat is needed to forge anything. Every great achievement is the story of a flaming heart”?

A) Martin Luther King

B) George Patton

C) Harry Truman

D) Colin Powell

E) Eleanor Roosevelt

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Learning Objective:  03-01 Assess 10 qualities that distinguish a leader.

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5) According to Roger Staubach, which of the following is the key to self-confidence in leadership?

A) The leader’s natural talent

B) The support of caring teammates

C) How hard the leader works

D) Opportunity and position

E) None of these

Answer:  C

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Learning Objective:  03-01 Assess 10 qualities that distinguish a leader.

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6) Who among the following referred to the quality of persistence when advising that things do not just occur in one’s life and encouraged people to believe, be persistent, and struggle to overcome life’s obstacles?

A) Winston Churchill

B) Martin Luther King

C) Henry Ford

D) Abraham Lincoln

E) Golda Meir

Answer:  E

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Learning Objective:  03-01