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leadership style quiz 3-5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You find yourself in a group in a class that has to write and put together a dramatic presentation that will be filmed on video. There are people of all types of abilities in the group and most seem pretty keen on doing the project.
Which leadership style would be appropriate?

a)
Authoritarian
b)
Democratic
c)
Laissez-faire
2.
You are a camp counselor assigned with a group of rookie campers. You will be competing against other cabins in a scavenger hunt held in half an hour. The other cabins have older and more experienced kids, but your group would like to show them up.
Which leadership style would be appropriate?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Democratic
c)
Laissez-faire
3.
Your boss is away in the hospital, but everyone has done the job before. Everyone really likes their job and the group is close - in fact, the employees often socialize after work as a group. A major crisis occurs that involves everyone, but you can't call the boss.
Which leadership style would be appropriate?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Democratic
c)
Laissez-faire
4.
You find yourself in a group doing an assignment that nobody wants to do, including yourself. Unfortunately, this assignment will decide whether you and only a few others pass the course.
Which leadership style would be appropriate?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Democratic
c)
Laissez-faire
5.
A committee is planning the annual Christmas party for employees and their families. Last year was one of the better parties and all of the people who are working this year had a job on last year's committee.
Which leadership style would be appropriate?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Democratic
c)
Laissez-faire
6.
You have thirty minutes left to decorate your house for your best friend's surprise birthday party. Other friends have started decorating, but they keep asking you what to do.
Which leadership style would be appropriate?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Democratic
c)
Laissez-faire
7.
A group of students complain that they are not allowed to gather together after curfew. They protest before the city hall. All of them are arrested and jailed after being clubbed by members of the army. 
What style of leadership was used by the government?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Democratic
c)
Laissez-faire
8.
There is a group of people gathered together to protest the forced draft of young people into the army. The police show up in riot gear, but allow the protest to continue.
What style of leadership was used by the government leaders?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Democratic
c)
Laissez-faire
9.
The government leader has been convicted of taking bribes for special favours. Under pressure from the people he decides to resign.
What style of leadership was used by the government leader?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Democratic
c)
Laissez-faire
10.

"Leadership style" refers to how leaders resonare emotionally with other members inside of an organization

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Participative leaders are usually individuals who embrace a more global and inclusive approach to leadership.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Free-reign or laissez-faire leaders usually share the decision making process with other employees and embrace a brainstorming discussion on organizational issues.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Democratic leaders embrace input from all members and have a vote on specific decisions.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Autocratic leaders tend to look at the systems and find a path of least resistance to success based on collective decision.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

With democratic leaders, the employees have freedom to pursue their work as they see fit, so long as they stay within the confines of existing company ethics and policies.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Autocratic leaders give very little input to or engage much in discussion with subordinates.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Laissez-faire leaders lead teams to complete corporate anarchy.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A head of a not-for-profit board who chooses to have all board members vote on specific outcomes is probably a democratic leader.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

______ requires a leader to try standing in the shoes of out-group members and to see the world as the out-group member does.

a)

intuition

b)

affability

c)

etiquette

d)

decorum

e)

empathy

20.

Steve knows each of his employees by name and believes in giving them complete freedom to their work. He doesn’t conduct evaluations or attempt to influence their work. He is what type of leader?

a)

democratic

b)

laissez-faire

c)

participative

d)

transformational

e)

Theory X