Supervision of Police Personnel Test Prep
Ch. 1-9 – actual solution with an A+ grade
1. Which of the below denotes the process of directing and controlling
people and things so that organizational objectives can be accomplished?
a. Supervision
b. Management
c. Leadership
d. Directing - ANS-b. Management
2. Which term refers to the act of overseeing people?
a. Supervision
b. Management
c. Leadership
d. Directing - ANS-a. Supervision
,3. In the law enforcement agency, first-level supervisors are of special
importance because of the great need for:
a. Mentors
b. Facilitators
c. Leaders
d. Teamwork - ANS-d. Teamwork
4. Supervisors must develop the art of influencing others, coordinating
their efforts, and directing them to proper goals in such a way as to
obtain their:
a. obedience
b. confidence
c. loyalty
d. all of the above - ANS-d. all of the above
5. To many supervisors, advancement into a position of authority
involves a considerable change in:
a. Lifestyle
b. Philosophy
c. Thought process
d. All of the above - ANS-d. All of the above
,6. Any leader must accept the fact that his/her subordinates are all:
a. Indecisive
b. Different
c. Unified
d. Biased - ANS-b. Different
7. A supervisor must be able to:
a. Achieve reasonable goals for his subordinates
b. Provide answers to job problems
c. Give assurance in their subordinates' personal lives
d. All of the above - ANS-d. All of the above
8. The Supervisor is selected by:
a. Citizens
b. Management
c. Subordinates
d. Colleagues - ANS-b. Management
9. In the long run, the interests of management and the worker are:
, a. Mutual
b. Identical
c. Opposite
d. Obtainable - ANS-b. Identical
10. A supervisor is responsible for keeping superiors informed through
what means of report?
a. Subordinates and colleagues
b. Oral and Written
c. Daily and Direct
d. Written and daily - ANS-b. Oral and Written
11. A supervisor should always realize that the best interest of which
group should always prevail?
a. Subordinates
b. Management
c. Organization
d. All of the above - ANS-c. Organization
12. Which of the following regarding supervisors is true?
Ch. 1-9 – actual solution with an A+ grade
1. Which of the below denotes the process of directing and controlling
people and things so that organizational objectives can be accomplished?
a. Supervision
b. Management
c. Leadership
d. Directing - ANS-b. Management
2. Which term refers to the act of overseeing people?
a. Supervision
b. Management
c. Leadership
d. Directing - ANS-a. Supervision
,3. In the law enforcement agency, first-level supervisors are of special
importance because of the great need for:
a. Mentors
b. Facilitators
c. Leaders
d. Teamwork - ANS-d. Teamwork
4. Supervisors must develop the art of influencing others, coordinating
their efforts, and directing them to proper goals in such a way as to
obtain their:
a. obedience
b. confidence
c. loyalty
d. all of the above - ANS-d. all of the above
5. To many supervisors, advancement into a position of authority
involves a considerable change in:
a. Lifestyle
b. Philosophy
c. Thought process
d. All of the above - ANS-d. All of the above
,6. Any leader must accept the fact that his/her subordinates are all:
a. Indecisive
b. Different
c. Unified
d. Biased - ANS-b. Different
7. A supervisor must be able to:
a. Achieve reasonable goals for his subordinates
b. Provide answers to job problems
c. Give assurance in their subordinates' personal lives
d. All of the above - ANS-d. All of the above
8. The Supervisor is selected by:
a. Citizens
b. Management
c. Subordinates
d. Colleagues - ANS-b. Management
9. In the long run, the interests of management and the worker are:
, a. Mutual
b. Identical
c. Opposite
d. Obtainable - ANS-b. Identical
10. A supervisor is responsible for keeping superiors informed through
what means of report?
a. Subordinates and colleagues
b. Oral and Written
c. Daily and Direct
d. Written and daily - ANS-b. Oral and Written
11. A supervisor should always realize that the best interest of which
group should always prevail?
a. Subordinates
b. Management
c. Organization
d. All of the above - ANS-c. Organization
12. Which of the following regarding supervisors is true?