Sample Test Questions

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Sample Test Questions

• Try these five on for size!

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Sample Question 1

• The theorist most closely associated with
  groupthink is
• a. Douglas MacGregor
• b. Deborah Tannen
• c. Irving Janis
• d. Solomon Asch

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Sample Question 2

• In his typology of work-based groups, what type
  of sports team did Peter Drucker use as an
  analogy for self-directed work teams
• a. a doubles team in tennis
• b. a baseball team
• c. a football team
• d. a bunch of drunk guys playing Australian
  Rules football

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Sample Question 3

• In your text, Hamilton defines code as the
  symbols that carry the message. Which of the
  following is NOT one of the three codes described
  by Hamilton
• a. the visual code
• b. the contextual code
• c. the verbal code
• d. the vocal code

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Sample Question 4

• Most organizations do little to encourage
  horizontal communication. That could be a
  mistake because horizontal communication
• a. promotes cooperation and efficiency
• b. nurtures specialization
• c. is consistent with the principles of
  scientific management
• d. reinforces the principles of bureaucracy

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Sample Question 5

• The type of decision-making most typical of
  groups using autocratic or authoritarian
  leadership is
• a. handclasping
• b. voting
• c. compromise
• d. railroading

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Sample Question Answers

• 1. C
• 2. A
• 3. B
• 4. A
• 5. D
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