Nursing Leadership and Management Prelims – Exam Review Questions and Comprehensive
Study Guide
Which among the following is NOT CORRECT in terms of Great Man Theory? - ✔✔a. Leaders
are developed
b. Leaders are born to lead
c. Some are born to be led
d. leaders will arise when the situation demands it
a. Leaders are developed
This theory claims that leaders have certain characteristics that make them a good leader -
✔✔a. Trait theory
b. Authentic Leadership
c. Behavioral Theory
d. Great Man Theory
a. Trait theory
When leaders delegate to their people and allow them to do as they please to complete the
task is known as: - ✔✔a. Laissez Faire Leadership
b. Democratic Leadership
c. Autocratic leadership
d. Transformational theory
a. Laissez Faire Leadership
,An authoritarian leader that makes all of the decisions is an example of: - ✔✔a. Autocratic
Leader
b. Authentic Leader
c. Democratic Leader
d. Great man Theory
a. Autocratic Leader
Which among the following is NOT the focus of the Behavioral Theory of Leadership? - ✔✔a.
How leaders behave
b. Traits of a leader can be copied by other leaders
c. Suggests that anyone can be a leader
d. Leaders are born to lead
d. Leaders are born to lead
A type of leadership style in which members of the group take a more participative role in the
decision-making process - ✔✔a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Situational theory
d. Contingency theory
b. Democratic
Autocratic Leadership is an example of - ✔✔a. Follower centric
b. Situational centric
c. Leader centric
, d. All of these
c. Leader centric
Having an adaptive leadership style would fit under this category: - ✔✔a. Situational theory
b. Transformational Theory
c. Interactional Theory
d. Behavioral theory
c. Interactional Theory
What is one characteristic about the Authoritarian leadership style? - ✔✔a. Leader relies less
on authority more on themselves
b. Leader accepts power and knowledge of the members
c. Leader tells others what to do
d. all of these
c. Leader tells others what to do
What is one characteristic of a Laissez-Faire leadership style? - ✔✔a. Leader gives opinion only
when asked
b. Leader takes charge
c. Everyone works together and participates together
d. None of these
a. Leader gives opinion only when asked
Study Guide
Which among the following is NOT CORRECT in terms of Great Man Theory? - ✔✔a. Leaders
are developed
b. Leaders are born to lead
c. Some are born to be led
d. leaders will arise when the situation demands it
a. Leaders are developed
This theory claims that leaders have certain characteristics that make them a good leader -
✔✔a. Trait theory
b. Authentic Leadership
c. Behavioral Theory
d. Great Man Theory
a. Trait theory
When leaders delegate to their people and allow them to do as they please to complete the
task is known as: - ✔✔a. Laissez Faire Leadership
b. Democratic Leadership
c. Autocratic leadership
d. Transformational theory
a. Laissez Faire Leadership
,An authoritarian leader that makes all of the decisions is an example of: - ✔✔a. Autocratic
Leader
b. Authentic Leader
c. Democratic Leader
d. Great man Theory
a. Autocratic Leader
Which among the following is NOT the focus of the Behavioral Theory of Leadership? - ✔✔a.
How leaders behave
b. Traits of a leader can be copied by other leaders
c. Suggests that anyone can be a leader
d. Leaders are born to lead
d. Leaders are born to lead
A type of leadership style in which members of the group take a more participative role in the
decision-making process - ✔✔a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Situational theory
d. Contingency theory
b. Democratic
Autocratic Leadership is an example of - ✔✔a. Follower centric
b. Situational centric
c. Leader centric
, d. All of these
c. Leader centric
Having an adaptive leadership style would fit under this category: - ✔✔a. Situational theory
b. Transformational Theory
c. Interactional Theory
d. Behavioral theory
c. Interactional Theory
What is one characteristic about the Authoritarian leadership style? - ✔✔a. Leader relies less
on authority more on themselves
b. Leader accepts power and knowledge of the members
c. Leader tells others what to do
d. all of these
c. Leader tells others what to do
What is one characteristic of a Laissez-Faire leadership style? - ✔✔a. Leader gives opinion only
when asked
b. Leader takes charge
c. Everyone works together and participates together
d. None of these
a. Leader gives opinion only when asked
