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Question 1

If an employer institutes a judicially imposed or voluntary affirmative action plan that can withstand judicial scrutiny, the employer:

(A)can discriminate against employees without being liable.

(B)will not be liable to employees for reverse discrimination.

(C)cannot be held liable for retaliatory actions against employees involved in protected activities.

(D)will have to set mandatory quotas to hire and promote minorities in the workplace.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Some employees at the New America Telephone Company (NATC) hang a noose in the workplace as a joke directed toward those who lost a Super Bowl bet. Upon seeing the noose, Wilson, a black employee, is intimidated and reports the incident to company management. The management at NATC investigates immediately and asks the perpetrators to apologize for their actions. Also, the management sends out a message to all employees explaining the history of the noose as a symbol of racial hatred. In spite of the management’s efforts, Wilson files a complaint of discrimination based on racial harassment. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

(A)Wilson will not be able to prove racial harassment because this incident was not racially motivated and management took immediate corrective action.

(B)Wilson will be able to prove racial harassment because hanging a noose is symbolic of the use of lynching to terrorize African-Americans.

(C)Wilson will not be able to prove racial harassment because of the bona fide occupational qualification defense.

(D)Wilson will be able to prove racial harassment because management did not fire the employees who hung the noose.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

An ineffective way to handle racial harassment at the workplace would be:

(A)providing a positive, nonthreatening, constructive forum for the discussion of racial issues.

(B)making sure that there is a top-down message that the workplace will not tolerate race discrimination in any form.

(C)offering training in racial awareness and sensitivity to all employees.

(D)telling an employee who reports discrimination based on race that he or she must be mistaken, even before investigating.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is the first of the prohibited categories in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

(A)Discrimination based on economic class
(B)Discrimination based on gender
(C)Discrimination based on race
(D)Discrimination based on social status

Answer 4

C

Question 5

In 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution apologizing for _____.

(A)slavery, Jim Crow, and its present-day impact on blacks

(B)terrorism and its impact on foreign trade

(C)corruption, bad governance, and its impact on the economy

(D)unemployment and its impact on young Americans

Answer 5

A