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CHAPTER 14 – VALUING DIVERSITY
ACHIEVEMENT TEST
“ANSWER KEY”
True/False
Directions: In the Answers column, circle T if the statement is true or F if the statement is false. Each item in this part is worth two points.
Answers
F 1. An employment interview can legally include questions
relating to religious preference. T F
T 2. Questions about marital status are not legal during an
employment interview. T F
F 3. As a job applicant, you should be prepared to present
documented proof of your age. T F
F 4. Assuming a person with a particular ethnic or religious
background has negative traits is stereotyping, but
assuming he or she has positive traits is not. T F
F 5. The term ageism refers to discrimination against older
(not younger) workers. T F
T 6. Discrimination in hiring recovering alcoholics is illegal. T F
F 7. Positive resistance means that you ignore or endure
prejudice. T F
T 8. Ethnocentrism is the assumption that one's own world
view is the only view. T F
T 9. One can expect to find more diversity in the workplace
of today and tomorrow than in the past. T F
F 10. Most employers are not concerned with diversity. They
expect conscientious employees to fit in and get along
regardless of diversity. T F
F 11. Usually, when a person is guilty of subtle discrimination,
he or she is aware of it. T F
T 12. Misunderstanding is an important cause of cultural
conflict. T F
Multiple Choice
Directions: In the Answers column, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement. Each item in this part is worth two points.
C 1. Which of the following questions would be legal in an employment
interview? A) How long have you been overweight? B) What is
your native language? C) Can you lift 50 pounds
D) Do you observe Easter holiday? ____
D 2. Which of the following questions would not be legal in an
employment interview? A) How did you learn about this job
opening? B) Have you ever been convicted of a crime?
C) Are you uncomfortable about flying? D) Whom did you
vote for in the last election? ____
A 3. Which of the following would probably not be considered sexual
harassment? A) staring when the person seems to be unaware
of it; B) unwelcome hugging; C) "love" notes;
D) persistent requests for a date. ____
C 4. Characterizing a person whom you do not know based on
his or her age is A) harassment; B) bigotry; C) stereotyping;
D) all of the above. ____
C 5. The department manager asks the women to take turns
making the coffee every morning. Men are never asked to do it.
This is an example of A) subtle discrimination; B) stereotyping;
C) both A and B; D) neither A nor B. ____
C 6. Positive resistance implies that you A) ignore discriminatory
remarks; B) seek revenge for discrimination; C) recognize
and confront the person who discriminates;
D) accept discrimination even though you do not agree with it. ____
D 7. The EEOC has to do with A) educational opportunity;
B) worker competence; C) mediation between employers and
unions; D) fairness in hiring, promoting, and other aspects
of the enforcement of federal statutes. ____
D 8. Agencies concerned with discrimination include A) human
relations commissions; B) community action boards;
C) citizen review boards; D) all of the above. ____
D 9. Affirmative action plans are A) mandatory for all large
employers; B) mandatory for employers having government
contracts; C) prohibited for employers having government
contracts; D) encouraged on a voluntary basis. ____
A 10. Affirmative action can sometimes result in A) reverse
discrimination; B) hiring of illegal workers; C) acceptance
of subtle discrimination; D) acceptance of sexual harassment. ____
B 11. At present the law does not permit discrimination because of
A) appearance; B) gender; C) educational background;
D) employment history. ____
B 12. An ageist is to the young or elderly as a racist is to A) women;
B) ethnic minorities; C) religious minorities; D) all of the above. ____
A 13. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers
to A) make reasonable accommodations; B) lower job
requirements for disabled workers; C) use disabled workers
whenever possible; D) avoid interview questions about the
applicant's ability to perform essential tasks. ____
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