Leadership Study Quiz for the Promotion Exam

All persons in naval service are required to
1. set the example in maintaining good order and discipline.
2. prepare journals and attend classes for advancements.
3. inspect subordinate commands for efficiency.
4. review each command's leadership posture.
5. advance in rate.
Effective leadership is based on
1. training, ingenuity and spirit.
2. weapons, ships, and aircraft.
3. new ideas, new attitudes, and a recognition of weakness.
4. personal example, good organization and administration, and moral responsibility.
5. the leader, the people and the job to be done.
Reasoned obedience to an order is usually given mostly because of
1. threat of punishment.
2. legal and moral obligations.
3. hope for reward.
4. penalties.
5. fear of the unknown.
Automatic response to a command when there is no time for questioning or determining the reason for the command is
1. reasoned obedience.
2. blind obedience.
3. a legal and moral obligation.
4. understanding.
5. a situation you'd never see in combat.
A command requires
1. understanding.
2. individuals.
3. immediate obedience.
4. supervision of personnel.
5. a Commander or higher ranking officer to give it.
Moral courage will
1. ensure the crew's compliance with all directives and orders.
2. place faith in subordinates so they will do their jobs properly.
3. motivate individuals to perform dangerous missions with great bravery.
4. enable individuals to pursue the "right" course of action regardless of outside or peer pressure.
5. make a difficult task easy.
Which of the following laws are most difficult to define?
1. Civil laws.
2. Moral laws.
3. Loyalty oaths.
4. Military laws.
5. Common laws.
Faithful and enthusiastic devotion to one's country, organization, and associates can be defined as
1. loyalty.
2. moral responsibility.
3. self-confidence.
4. courage.
5. devotion to duty.
In the Navy, loyalty to the position or job is known as
1. courage.
2. moral responsibility.
3. loyalty to the job.
4. devotion to duty.
5. the highest point of leadership.
Being sure of one's own abilities is known as
1. self-confidence.
2. arrogance.
3. personal example.
4. professional knowledge.
5. moral courage.
That quality that enables us to accept our responsibilities and to carry them out regardless of the consequences is
1. self-confidence.
2. moral courage.
3. arrogance.
4. professional knowledge.
5. physical courage.
Courage is developed when a person
1. has continual success in solving every problem.
2. has experienced his first combat mission.
3. strives again for success after an initial setback.
4. is trained and drilled under conditions resembling combat.
5. achieves supreme self-confidence.
When it comes to conduct, it should be stressed that rank
1. has its privileges.
2. requires thorough knowledge of human relations.
3. will develop greater self-confidence.
4. carries with it responsibility for setting good personal examples.
5. allows you to get away with more things.
True leaders always display
1. devotion.
2. professionalism.
3. good personal examples.
4. respect for juniors and seniors.
5. All of the other answers are correct.
Granting favors or promotions based on a leader's personal friendship with a subordinate is an example of
1. effective leadership.
2. fraternization.
3. loyalty.
4. sexual harassment.
5. getting to know your people.
Past performance of duties, work, or behavior which has been properly tested and evaluated may be referred to as
1. ability.
2. aptitude.
3. achievement.
4. assignment.
5. a performance evaluation.
Evaluation reports are the primary instruments by which
1. the best qualified person is promoted.
2. those with particular qualifications are chosen for responsible positions.
3. specific qualifications achieved by a person during a reporting period are recorded.
4. All of the other statements are correct.
5. None of the other answers are correct.
True or False: Previous performance of duties, work, or behavior which has been properly tested and evaluated may be referred to as ability.
1. True
2. False
True or False: The overall performance rating of a naval officer or petty officer is affected by their ability to assign appropriate people to various roles.
1. True
2. False
True or False: Good leaders will critique their own performance, and strive to develop a personal program to improve.
1. True
2. False
True or False: Performance relates to what a person could do under the proper set of circumstances.
1. True
2. False
True or False: Aptitude refers to potential skills and abilities in the future.
1. True
2. False
True or False: Those things most often repeated are best remembered.
1. True
2. False
Which of the following is NOT one of the three things effective leadership is based on?
1. Personal example.
2. Organization and administration.
3. Personal moral responsibility.
4. Popularity.
Which of the following is NOT one of the philosophies of leadership within the NJROTC Program?
1. Leaders are made, not born.
2. Leaders are born, not made.
3. Leadership is a managerial process.
4. Leaders can be made through studying the lives of great men and women.
5. Leadership comes with rank and position.
Why is important for a leader to be a good follower?
1. To know how subordinates feel and think.
2. So that they can advance in rate or rank.
3. So that their leader will recognize this quality in them.
4. Because everyone is a follower.
5. Being a good follower isn't an important part of leadership.
What are the two forms of obedience?
1. Blind and reasoned.
2. Blind and thinking.
3. Reasoned and unreasonable.
4. Thinking and reasoning.
5. Direct and indirect.
What type of obedience allows the subordinate to ask questions and use his or her personal initiative in carrying it out?
1. Reasoned
2. Blind
3. Command
4. Order
5. Immediate
What is a primary reason that people obey orders?
1. Hope of reward
2. Fear of regulations
3. Belief in regulations
4. Knowledge of the rules
5. Feelings of loyalty
How do officers receive their authority?
1. From the President
2. From the Congress
3. From the State
4. From the Senate
5. From the Defense Department
Why is it so difficult to define moral laws?
1. They have no legal standing.
2. They vary greatly from individual to individual.
3. The come in many different languages.
4. There are too many of them.
5. Because people shy away from them.
True or False: A truly courageous person is fearless.
1. True
2. False
What is the first requirement for effective organization?
1. Knowledge of the skills and physical capabilities of your subordinates.
2. Working up the lesson plan.
3. Good leadership at the top.
4. Self-discipline in all members.
5. A strong sense of moral courage.
What does the term "Familiarity breeds contempt" mean?
1. That too close a personal relationship with subordinates will lead to their losing respect for their senior.
2. That too close a personal relationship with subordinates will lead to the leader losing respect for the subordinates.
3. That getting to know your people personally only leads to trouble.
4. That your seniors will lose respect for you if you take an interest in your subordinates.
5. That the more familiar you are with your subordinates, the more you will be able to focus their energy.
Which characteristic below of officers and petty officers do subordinates most often notice?
1. Personal behavior
2. Awards
3. Academic knowledge
4. Experience
5. Rank
What type of courage is challenged the most often in daily life?
1. Moral
2. Physical
3. Academic
4. Mental
5. Emergency
What is the basis of true democracy?
1. Discipline
2. Moral courage
3. Physical courage
4. Goal setting
5. Self-evaluation
What factor determines how well regulations are followed?
1. Self-discipline
2. Moral courage
3. Physical courage
4. Personal example
5. Threat of punishment
What a person does, their actual behavior or actual output, is know as what?
1. Performance
2. Ability
3. Achievement
4. Aptitude
5. Agility
Work that has been done and evaluated by a superior is known as
1. achievement.
2. ability
3. performance
4. aptitude
5. a performance evaluation.
The mental or physical power or the talent to perform an action is known as what?
1. Ability
2. Achievement
3. Aptitude
4. Performance

Leadership Study Quiz for the Promotion Exam

Multiple-choice exercise