Chapter 2 Multiple Choice Questions

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. What is the fundamental assumption of trait theory?

Leaders are born and not made correct incorrect

Leaders are made and have to learn how to be a leader correct incorrect

That everyone can become a leader correct incorrect

Leaders need to be trained correct incorrect

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. What is a trait?

A bad feeling correct incorrect

A pattern of behaviour, thought and emotion correct incorrect

A sort of internal mental construct correct incorrect

Another word to describe 'the mind' correct incorrect

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. What was Great Man theory?

A fictitious male character responsible for government correct incorrect

Another name for the Pope and other world leaders correct incorrect

A historical reference to a group of dominant male leaders correct incorrect

A view that men made better leaders than women correct incorrect

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. Why did the Trait Theory of Leadership suffer a decline in interest?

Because no consensus could be reached on what to include/omit from the list of necessary traits correct incorrect

Because feminist writers disliked the idea correct incorrect

Because traits could not be measured correct incorrect

Because older children performed better at school correct incorrect

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. What did McCall & Lombardo propose?

That leaders needed to be male correct incorrect

That all leaders would eventually fail correct incorrect

That leadership was about being 'tough' correct incorrect

That certain traits may hinder an individual's ability to lead correct incorrect