Multiple Choice Questions - Lesson 9


1. Dr. Rice describes the “Attitude Technique” in the reading from Leadership Fitness. According to Dr. Rice, the “program” will enable you and your team to:

1a. Win the State Championship.
1b. Discover who your best players are.
1c. Hang on, never lose composure, and strive for excellence, even through the darkest moments.
1d. Become self-disciplined.

2. Coach Wooden in the reading on Adversity states that it is the leader’s responsibility to:

2a. Be singled out for testing.
2b. To always move forward with optimism and determination---pressing on with enthusiasm regardless of the circumstances.
2c. Prevent adversity from happening.
2d. Understand that fate is out of their control.

3. In the Greenleaf reading, Thomas Jefferson displayed patience, determination, and persistence by:
 
3a. Resolving to be his own person; making his way towards his goal---one action at a time---resolving a great deal of frustration along the way.
3b. Writing 150 statutes for the government.
3c. Making many trips to the legislature to present his statutes.
3d. Eventually becoming ambassador to France.

4. James Hunter describes patience in the context of self-control. Hunter believes that patience requires great discipline. Discipline to Hunter means:
 
4a. Train or teach the individual to respond appropriately to adversity.
4b. Punishing transgressions quickly and decisively.
4c. Modeling good behavior by the leader.
4d. Holding people accountable.

5. According to Dr. Rice, most people and teams fail because:

5a. The coach is too impatient.
5b. The players don't train hard enough.
5c. The players don't do what they should do "off the field."
5d. Ninety percent of people fail to apply themselves fully to reaching their goals leaving the field wide open for those who do.

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