CATEGORY 1
If your attitudes, actions, and behavior help a leader succeed, what are you displaying?
A Readiness
B Followership
C Initiative
D Confidence
B Followership
What type of follower always complains, criticizes, and questions?
A Alienated follower
B Survivor
C Dependent follower
D Effective follower
A Alienated follower
What trait may followers in Readiness Levels 2 and 4 have in common?
A Ability
B Unwillingness
C Insecurity
D Confidence
D Confidence
If followers understand the leader’s personality and values, they will better understand his/her _______.
A actions and decisions
B talents
C responsibilities
D weaknesses
A actions and decisions
Effective leaders ensure that their expectations about followers’ roles and responsibilities are _______.
A fair
B clear
C realistic
D agreeable
B clear
When, instead of griping, a team member takes the initiative and assumes part of the responsibility to make things happen, he/she is being _______.
A proactive
B inventive
C versatile
D enthusiastic
A proactive
What is the number one trait that successful business leaders look for in both effective leaders and good followers?
A Dependability
B Cooperation
C Honesty
D Competence
C Honesty
If you do what has to be done without anyone having to tell you, you are showing _______.
A common sense
B ability
C initiative
D dependability
C initiative
Which of the following statements is NOT accurate regarding the readiness of followers?
A The confidence level of followers increases during the course of performing a task.
B A team member’s apparent unwillingness may instead be a lack of confidence.
C A team leader’s first consideration when planning the strategy for a task is to consider the readiness of the followers.
D Because ability and willingness affect each other, their function is susceptible to a change in either one.
C A team leader’s first consideration when planning the strategy for a task is to consider the readiness of the followers.
An effective follower shares the _______ of the leader and the organization.
A knowledge
B weakness
C vision
D strategy
C vision
What should followers do if a leader’s expectations are not clear?
A Ask him/her to clarify them
B Be patient because they will understand the expectations after further analysis
C Wait awhile since group actions will illuminate the expectations
D Inquire how other followers interpret the expectations
A Ask him/her to clarify them
A team member must follow up his/her proactive approach by _______.
A making sound decisions
B setting higher goals
C analyzing progress
D gathering support
A making sound decisions
What type of follower actively seeks responsibility, completes tasks, and suggests ideas for improvement?
A Alienated follower
B Survivor
C Dependent follower
D Independent follower
D Independent follower
What three factors are used to determine a follower’s readiness?
A Ability, willingness, confidence
B Ability, willingness, dependability
C Initiative, willingness, confidence
D Willingness, confidence, dependability
A Ability, willingness, confidence
What term is used to refer to the degree to which a team member shows confidence, commitment, and motivation to carry out a task?
A Willingness
B Dependability
C Ability
D Initiative
A Willingness
A/An _______ leader is most likely to need the help of team members.
A young
B new
C ambitious
D quiet
B new
Who assumed the role of follower and leader many times throughout his career, which included being a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, one of the original NASA astronauts, the first American to orbit the Earth, a US senator, and voyager on the space shuttle?
A John Glenn
B Chuck Yeager
C Alan Shepherd
D Neil Armstrong
A John Glenn
An effective follower shows _______ by not getting frustrated at the first roadblock, but devising another way to accomplish a task.
A initiative
B enthusiasm
C flexibility
D integrity
C flexibility
What type of follower stays in the background, never volunteers, and does just enough to stay out of trouble?
A Alienated follower
B Survivor
C Dependent follower
D Effective follower
B Survivor
What term is used to refer to a state of being prepared for action?
A Motivation
B Readiness
C Assertiveness
D Initiative
B Readiness
A team member’s _______ is a combination of the knowledge, experience, and skill that he/she brings to a task.
A willingness
B ability
C confidence
D readiness
B ability
What is one of the first responsibilities that followers have to a new leader?
A To express their fears and concerns about the team’s performance and outcomes
B To outline the strengths and weaknesses of the former leader
C To explain the expectations they have for him/her
D To educate him/her about the team members’ expertise and experience
D To educate him/her about the team members’ expertise and experience
If a follower does not have _______, his/her other qualities are not important.
A initiative
B dependability
C integrity
D willingness
C integrity
The quality most closely associated with integrity is _______.
A courage
B dependability
C loyalty
D honesty
D honesty
What type of follower waits to be told what to do, goes along with anything, and does not do any thinking?
A Alienated follower
B Survivor
C Dependent follower
D Effective follower
C Dependent follower
In Readiness Level 3, the follower is _______.
A unable but willing
B unable and unwilling
C able and willing
D able but unwilling
D able but unwilling
Which of these statements is true regarding the relationship between leader and follower?
A A good relationship between leader and follower is a matter of luck.
B If a leader is bad, the followers can do nothing to change the situation.
C The leader alone is responsible for the quality of the relationship.
D Effective followers attempt to build a strong relationship with the leader.
D Effective followers attempt to build a strong relationship with the leader.
What is the most effective strategy in adapting to a new leader?
A New leaders must adapt to the former leader’s style.
B New leaders must adapt to the followers’ styles.
C Followers must adapt to the new leader’s style.
D Both followers and leaders must adapt to each other’s styles.
C Followers must adapt to the new leader’s style.
What effect does griping have on a team?
A It has a positive effect on followers because they are able to express their feelings.
B It weakens the leader’s authority and the team’s ability to function well.
C It brings the problems to the leader’s attention and he/she can correct them.
D It generates a type of team spirit since everyone can share their frustrations.
B It weakens the leader’s authority and the team’s ability to function well.
Which of these statements about followership is NOT true?
A Having a poor leader places an enormous burden on the followers, but complaining is never productive.
B An example of a follower’s proactive behavior is offering the leader suggestions for improvement.
C The important thing is the accomplishing of a task, not the attitude with which it is accomplished.
D A team’s success depends as much on the followers’ enthusiasm as on the leader’s.
C The important thing is the accomplishing of a task, not the attitude with which it is accomplished.