Public Administration Ethics Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Public Administration Ethics explores the moral foundations and ethical dilemmas inherent in the practice of public service. This course examines key theories of ethical decision-making, the role of integrity and accountability in government, and the development of codes of conduct for public administrators. Students analyze real-world cases involving conflicts of interest, transparency, corruption, and stewardship of public resources, equipping them with the tools to recognize and resolve ethical issues in public sector organizations. Emphasis is placed on fostering a culture of ethical leadership and civic responsibility in public administration.
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Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership 6th Edition by Craig E. Johnson
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Chapter 1: The Leaders Light or Shadow
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Q1) ______ is making inappropriate or excessive threats for not complying with the leader's directives.
A) Abuse
B) Belittling
C) Cruelty
D) Coercion
Answer: D
Q2) Derailed leaders reach organizational goals while abusing followers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is one example of a/an ______ leader.
A) insular
B) evil
C) corrupt
D) toxic
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Stepping Out of the Shadows
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Q1) Moral justification involves comparing unethical or criminal acts with even worse activities, thus making them appear more tolerable.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Define moral imagination and explain how it can be inactive or overactive.
Answer: Moral imagination-sensitivity to moral issues and options-is key to ethical behavior and works hand in hand with moral reasoning in the decision-making process.
Q3) Leaders use ______ to persuade themselves that their harmful behavior is actually moral and beneficial.
A) advantageous comparison
B) moral justification
C) euphemistic labeling
D) moral reasoning
Answer: B
Q4) Name the three indicators of leader selfishness.
Answer: See section on Selfishness
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Chapter 3: The Leaders Character
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Q1) What sets exemplars apart from the rest of us is the extent of their engagement in moral issues.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) ______ is acknowledging that there is a greater power than the self.
A) Humility
B) Transcendence
C) Integrity
D) Openness
Answer: B
Q3) ______ are more willing to face the reality of defeat.
A) Pessimists
B) Optimists
C) Passivists
D) Negativists
Answer: B
Q4) What are the five common hardship events that leaders face?
Answer: Business mistakes and failures, career setbacks, personal trauma, problem employees, and downsizing.
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Chapter 4: Combating Evil
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Q1) Authentic apologies are frequently vague.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which "face of evil" focuses on the power of situational factors to produce evildoing?
A) Deception approach
B) Evil as ordinary approach
C) Evil as choice approach
D) Sanctioned destruction approach
Q3) Apply the four-stage model of forgiveness to a real-life example of reconciliation. How well does the model reflect what happened in this case? What do you learn from this example?
Q4) In the four strands that explain how warring groups can bind together, ______ is used to restore the broken relationship.
A) empathy
B) commitment
C) forbearance
D) moral truth
Q5) What are some of the improvements spirituality can make in the workplace?
Q6) Discuss some of the "wrong" ways to apologize.
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Chapter 5: General Ethical Perspectives
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Q1) Jeremy Bentham is one of the theorists associated with altruism.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ______ altruistic behaviors include team building, participative group decision-making, and minority advancement programs.
A) Organizational-focused
B) Individual-focused
C) Group-focused
D) Societal-focused
Q3) List the "cautions" of Kant's perspective.
Q4) ______ is a central value of Confucianism.
A) Humility
B) Benevolence
C) Compassion
D) Humbleness
Q5) ______ followers do not wait to be asked.
A) Engaged
B) Dynamic
C) Proactive
D) Active
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Chapter 6: Ethical Decision Making and Behavior
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Q1) Anger, disgust, and contempt are other-suffering emotions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the Lonergan/Baird Method, Step 1 is to ______ and consider what works and what doesn't.
A) be attentive
B) be intelligent
C) be reasonable
D) be responsible
Q3) Individuals with a/an ______ locus of control believe that they can determine what happens to them.
A) internal
B) external
C) open
D) closed
Q4) ______ recognizes the presence of an ethical issue.
A) Moral sensitivity
B) Moral hypocrisy
C) Moral focus
D) Moral character
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Chapter 7: Exercising Ethical Influence
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Q1) Those tagged as low performers are given more opportunities to speak, to offer their opinions, and to disagree.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ______ typically adopt either a distributive or integrative approach to negotiation.
A) Bargainers
B) Leaders
C) Consumers
D) Partners
Q3) Leaders give more frequent positive ______ when they have high expectations of followers.
A) expectations
B) feedback
C) reinforcement
D) outcomes
Q4) Profanity is an example of aggressive tactics.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss two significant elements of Principle U.
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Chapter 8: Normative Leadership Theories
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Q1) According to Taoist thinkers, which of the following images provides a model for leadership?
A) Elderly man
B) Fish
C) Clay pot
D) Mountain
Q2) All of the following are components of transformational leadership EXCEPT:
A) esteem
B) serving others
C) competency
D) self-fulfillment
Q3) ______ transactional leaders engage in contingent reward and management by exception.
A) Passive
B) Active
C) Engaged
D) Open
Q4) Describe the positive effects that authentic leaders have on followers.
Q5) Do you think that authenticity is the most important source of ethical leadership? Why or why not?
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Chapter 9: Building an Effective, Ethical Small Group
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Q1) Define comprehensive listening.
Q2) Arguing about specific words in order to clarify them is a suggestion to improve listening performance in a group setting.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ______ refers to influencing our own thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors.
A) Self-leadership
B) Self-regulation
C) Self-efficacy
D) Self-confidence
Q4) Outline steps you can take to improve the emotional intelligence of your group.
Q5) The Abilene paradox describes how groups reach false agreement.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ______ is pursuing a failed course of action and is a consequence of mismanaged agreement.
A) Escalation of commitment
B) Social loafing
C) Groupthink
D) Teamthink
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Chapter 10: Creating an Ethical Organizational Climate
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Q1) Develop a strategy for preventing destructive behaviors in your organization.
Q2) Define "collective corruption."
Q3) ______ refers to the central identity or character of an organization.
A) Core ideology
B) Core outcomes
C) Core reasoning
D) Core ethics
Q4) ______ trust describes the collective set of positive expectations members hold about the intentions and behaviors of other stakeholders.
A) Blind
B) Organizational
C) Systems
D) Intuitive
Q5) Describe the advantages and disadvantages of codes of ethics. What do you conclude from your analysis about the usefulness of such documents?
Q6) Identify important stakeholders for your organization. What is the organization's ethical responsibility to each of these groups?
Q7) Name five criticisms of organizational codes of ethics.
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Chapter 11: Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership in a Global Society
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Q1) The Caux Principles emphasize the importance of human dignity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) High-power distance cultures are comfortable with differences in status.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss Gert's 10 rules for all types of actions that are either forbidden or required.
Q4) The United Nations recently launched the ______ to encourage multinational corporations to honor human rights, labor rights, and the environment while, at the same time, fighting corruption.
A) Abilene paradox
B) Global compact
C) Mission exchange
D) NATO
Q5) Citizens of collectivistic societies employ low-context communication in which most of the information in the message is embedded in the message itself.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Ethical Crisis Leadership
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Q1) ______ are employees who go public about organizational misbehavior.
A) Gossipers
B) Steam blowers
C) Whistle-blowers
D) Grassroot workers
Q2) Transparency begins with ______.
A) change
B) crisis
C) openness
D) hope
Q3) All of the following are true of mindful organizational cultures EXCEPT:
A) preoccupied with failure
B) simplify whenever possible
C) deference to expertise
D) sensitivity to operations
Q4) Define sensemaking.
Q5) Theft would be an example of an economic crisis.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Briefly describe the three stages of a crisis.
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