Question 1

According to Charles Arons, the hurdles men face returning to the job market are ow many times greater than those faced by women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two
B)  Three
C)  Four
D)  Five B

Question 2

The practice of promoting from within a firm is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Seniority preference
B)  Location preference
C)  Inbreeding
D)  Nepotism C

Question 3

What led to the unionization of the U.S.auto industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Flint Sit-Down Strike
B)  The Flint Walk-Out Strike
C)  The Republic Sit-Down Strike
D)  The Bank of America Walk-Out Strike A

Question 4

Francis Bacon referred to biases as

Accepted Answer

A)  Work of idle minds
B)  Idols of the mind
C)  Pleasures of the idle
D)  Immoral idolatry

Question 5

Kant endorsed the principle of respect for human dignity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that a state cannot deny unemployment benefits to employees who are fired for refusing to work on

Accepted Answer

A)  Their own time
B)  A holiday
C)  A Sabbath day
D)  Sunday

Question 7

Which type of interview requires employees to engage in role play in a mock office scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positional interview
B)  Situational interview
C)  Postemployment interview
D)  Review interview

Question 8

Job specifications to which the civil rights law does not apply are called

Accepted Answer

A)  BFOOs
B)  BFOQs
C)  BFFOs
D)  BFQQs

Question 9

A card check is when the majority of workers in a company sign up to join a union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

It is usual to distinguish between four types of employee discharge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

It is recommended not to terminate employees on a Friday.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How many Americans have contracts that have contractual provisions contrary to employment at will?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 10%
B)  About 20%
C)  About 25%
D)  About 32%

Question 13

The AFL and the GIO merged in 1955.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Seniority refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Age
B)  Longevity of employment
C)  Longevity with a firm
D)  Position in a firm

Question 15

The First Amendment does not protect speech

Accepted Answer

A)  Public employees make in the course of their official duties
B)  Public employees make contributing to civic discourse
C)  Private employees make in the course of their duties
D)  Private employees make contributing to civic discourse

Question 16

Who contends that a person's rights as an American citizen disappear when you walk through the office door?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Rawls
B)  Ellen Simonetti
C)  Kenneth Arrow
D)  Lewis Maltby

Question 17

When did the U.S.Supreme Court ratify the common law principle that an employer may dismiss their employees at will?

Accepted Answer

A)  1865
B)  1897
C)  1915
D)  1936

Question 18

Temporary unemployment in which an employee is subject to recall is a

Accepted Answer

A)  Firing
B)  Termination
C)  Forfeiture
D)  Lay-off

Question 19

Which court case led U.S.firms to retreat from administering preemployment tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Griggs
B)  Roe
C)  Brown
D)  Duke

Question 20

A living wage is the amount of money a full-time employee needs to live on at the poverty line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: The Workplace 1: Basic Issues

According to Charles Arons, the hurdles men face returning to the job market are ow many times greater than those faced by women?

The practice of promoting from within a firm is called

What led to the unionization of the U.S.auto industry?

Francis Bacon referred to biases as

Kant endorsed the principle of respect for human dignity.

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that a state cannot deny unemployment benefits to employees who are fired for refusing to work on

Which type of interview requires employees to engage in role play in a mock office scenario?

Job specifications to which the civil rights law does not apply are called

A card check is when the majority of workers in a company sign up to join a union.

It is usual to distinguish between four types of employee discharge.

It is recommended not to terminate employees on a Friday.

How many Americans have contracts that have contractual provisions contrary to employment at will?

The AFL and the GIO merged in 1955.

Seniority refers to

The First Amendment does not protect speech

Who contends that a person's rights as an American citizen disappear when you walk through the office door?

When did the U.S.Supreme Court ratify the common law principle that an employer may dismiss their employees at will?

Temporary unemployment in which an employee is subject to recall is a

Which court case led U.S.firms to retreat from administering preemployment tests?

A living wage is the amount of money a full-time employee needs to live on at the poverty line.