CORRECT ANSWERS
This leader claimed that it was in our own best interest to surrender autonomy to
authority, to save us from our own natural, dreadful instincts.
Plato
Locke
Hobbes
Tolstoy - Answer- Hobbes
Locke believed that there should be a _____ relationship between followers and
leaders.
an unchanging
more equitable
a subordinate
more authoritative - Answer- more equitable
This leader insisted that if the leader does not sufficiently satisfy the led, he may be
recalled, by force if necessary.
Plato
Mill
Buddha
Locke - Answer- Locke
Which leader showed moral courage by begging and pleading for peace to stop a civil
war?
Lincoln
Parks
de Gaulle
Churchill - Answer- Lincoln
Which leader is known for delivering speeches that were short and sober, sometimes
taking as little as 3-4 minutes to complete?
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Eisenhower
Churchill - Answer- Lincoln
This leader was a strong champion of individual rights, in large part because of his
relationship with a woman that he married years later.
, Mill
Weber
Freud
Locke - Answer- Mill
Which of the following is not one of Weber's three pure types of legitimate authority?
charismatic
traditional
referent
rational - Answer- referent
Confucius believed that any man could learn to lead if _____.
-he was willing and able to become the moral exemplar
-he could be a good follower as well as a good leader
-he accepted his place in a rigid hierarchy
-he respected women and cared for those in his family - Answer- he was willing and
able to become the moral exemplar
Confucius considered _____ to be of paramount importance.
education
social order
social intelligence
religion - Answer- education
Which leader believed that doing nothing was nearly always preferable to doing
something?
Confucius
Plato
Plutarch
Lao Tsu - Answer- Lao Tsu
Which of our leaders tells us "If you are a leader, the people that you counted on will
help you, and if you're a leader, the people who count on you need you on your feet."
Putin
McRaven
Pope Francis
McChrystal - Answer- McChrystal
Gen. McChrystal tells us that we build a sense of purpose by listening, learning, and
_____.
-discerning the correct answer
-mentoring
-relying on technology
-addressing the possibility of failure - Answer- addressing the possibility of failure
Which leader declared that there was no merit in the great man theory?