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Sample Test Questions
Try these five on for size!
Sample Question #1
The theorist most closely associated with
groupthink is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Douglas MacGregor
Deborah Tannen
Irving Janis
Solomon Asch
Sample Question #2
In his typology of work-based groups,
what type of sports team did Peter
Drucker use as an analogy for selfdirected 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
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.
b.
c.
d.
the visual code
the contextual code
the verbal code
the vocal code
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
Sample Question #5
The type of decision-making most typical
of groups using autocratic or authoritarian
leadership is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
handclasping
voting
compromise
railroading
Sample Question Answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C
A
B
A
D
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