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Power and Authority

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ is the ability to exercise ones will over others, even if they resist.

a)

Authority

b)

Power

c)

Force

2.

Which is an example of power?

a)

Going to war.

b)

Coordinating a business meeting.

c)

Cleaning your room.

d)

Taking an exam.

3.

______ is the actual or threatened use of coercion to impose ones will on others.

a)

Authority

b)

Power

c)

Force

4.

______ is power that is recognized as legitimate by the people over whom it is exercised.

a)

Authority

b)

Power

c)

Force

5.

One sociologist that discussed power and authority was Max Weber.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What are the three major types of authority?

a)

Traditional, Charismatic, & Rational-Legal

b)

Traditional, Charismatic, & Abrasive

c)

Non-Traditional, Traditional, & Charismatic

7.

______ is legitimate power conferred by custom and accepted practice.

a)

Charismatic Authority

b)

Rational-Legal Authority

c)

Traditional Authority

8.

______ is power made legitimate by a leader’s exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.

a)

Charismatic Authority

b)

Rational-Legal Authority

c)

Traditional Authority

9.

Which is an example of charismatic authority?

a)

Jesus

b)

Gandhi

c)

Malcom X

d)

Adolf Hitler

10.

______ is authority that involves formally agreed-on and accepted rules, principles, and procedures of conduct that are established in order to accomplish goals in the most efficient manner possible.

a)

Charismatic Authority

b)

Rational-Legal Authority

c)

Traditional Authority