Leadership and Communication Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a leadership style identified by Kurt Lewin?

• Authoritarian

• Participative

• Abdicratic

• Laissez faire

Which personality trait was discussed as being perhaps the most important trait for a leader?

• Vision

• Fairness

• Integrity

• Confidence

Amber has to give a presentation to her class tomorrow. Since she will be using verbal communication to explain her project, it is important for her speech to be clear and concise.

• True

• False

Which of the following should the leader analyze to determine group effectiveness?

• Identify strengths and weaknesses

• Measure productivity levels

• Compare the results to the vision

• All of the choices are correct

Which of the following is NOT a form of nonverbal communication?

• Eye contact

• Texting

• Facial expression

• Body language

Which group of children did Lewin find to be least creative?

• Authoritarian

• Participative

• Abdicratic

• Laissez faire

The purpose of groups is to _________.

• Limit individual creativity

• Expand group members’ perspectives

• Allow different ideas to be discussed

• Allow large tasks to be broken into smaller parts

• All of the choices are correct

Blake recently started a new job. His boss, Hailey, informs him of the tasks which need to be done, but gives him no instructions on how to do them. Blake has to get these jobs accomplished before he can go home and must figure out how to do them on his own. Which style of leadership is Hailey practicing?

• Authoritarian

• Participative

• Abdicratic

• Laissez faire

Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of creating a group?

• Motivates people to succeed through team collaboration

• Takes advantage of people’s different strengths

• Shifts the workload to other people in the group

• Breaks the task into manageable parts

Which of the following group types is established to accomplish a specific project?

• Task group

• Interest group

• Command group

• Affinity group