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Leadership & Trait Approach

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

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Class
Date
1.

A strength of the trait approach is that leader traits are available and learnable by anyone.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Stogdill's survey identified that there are 10 characteristics that are associated with leadership.

Which of the following are NOT the characteristics :

a)

Self-confidence and sense of personal identity

b)

Readiness to absorb interpersonal stress

c)

Maturity to not tolerate frustration and delay

d)

Ability to influence other people’s behavior

3.

Leaders need to have low neuroticism and they need to be self-confident and secure in who they are.

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

What are the Big 5 personality factors?

a)

Openness

b)

Agreeableness

c)

Neuroticism

d)

All of the above

5.

According to a study in 2002 done by Judge, Bono, Ilies, and Gerhardt, this trait is the most important trait for leadership. A leader needs to be sociable, assertive and have a positive energy.

Which of the following refer to this statement?

a)

Neuroticism

b)

Extraversion

c)

Openness

d)

Agreeableness

e)

Conscientiousness

6.

______ is one of the five major leadership traits that means leaders have strong verbal and perceptive ability and reasoning capacity.

a)

Agreeableness

b)

Urgency

c)

Sociability

d)

Intelligence

7.

The trait approach focuses on ______.

a)

what leaders do

b)

who leaders are

c)

the outcomes of leadership

d)

the role of the organization

8.

Your manager displays a high level of integrity. Which two traits best represent the manager?

a)

articulate and self-confident

b)

dependable and diligent

c)

trustworthy and honest

d)

self-confident and empathetic

9.

The Big Five personality factor that is not strongly associated with leadership is ______.

a)

high neuroticism

b)

extraversion

c)

openness

d)

agreeableness

10.

Sociability is one of the Big Five personality factors.

a)

True

b)

False