Reference no: EM131469032

1. Marvin is an employee of Wild Thing Farms. Marvin finds out that the head of Wild Thing Farms is illegally importing endangered animals to sell as pets. If Marvin reports his employer’s illegal activities he will probably be protected fro retaliatory discharge by

A. No statutes

B. Whistleblower statutes

C. Unemployment statutes

D. Worker compensation statutes

2. Phyllis intentionally injures herself while performing her job for Stone Cutters, Inc. Phyllis will be entitled to

A. Full workers’ compensations

B. 10 percent of the normal workers’ compensation

C. Half of the normal workers’ compensation

D. No workers’ compensation

3. Quinn is an employee of Regional Industries, Inc. Quinn is threatened with a discharge when he refuses a transfer to a Regional department in which several employees suffered serious injuries from exposure to hazardous chemicals. Quinn may be entitled to protection from discharge under

A. No law

B. The state workers’ compensation act

C. The Occupational Safety and Health Act

D. The family and Medical Leave Act

4. Ruth is a supervisor for Subs & Suds, a restaurant. Tim is a Subs employee. The owner announces that some em-ployees will be discharged. Ruth tells Tim that if he has sex with her, he can keep his job. This is

A. Harassment on the basis of sexual orientation

B. Not harassment

C. Quid pro quo harassment

D. Same-gender harassment

5. Sarah believes that she was rejected for a position at Trekking Travel Agency due to her race. Sarah files a suit against Trekking Travel Agency under Title VII on the basis of disparate-treatment discrimination. Sarah must show all of the following except that

A. She was rejected by Trekking Travel Agency

B. She applied and was qualified for the job in question

C. She is a member of a protected class

D. Other people of her race hold similar positions with other employers

6. Sunny Energy Company wants to genetically test its workers for potentially significant, future health problems. Sunny may

A. Discharge employees who test “positive”

B. Discriminate against job applicants who test “positive”

C. Deny group health insurance for its employees who test “positive”

D. Not make employment decisions based on genetic testing

7. The employee union at Top Tech Toys decides to go on strike. Their strike will be legal if

A. The strikers form a picket line

B. The strikers violently attack management

C. The strikers form a massed barrier and deny management and nonunion workers access to Top Tech Toys’ plant

D. The strikers stay in Top Tech Toys’ plant without working

8. Thelma is an employee at Foreign Food Mart. Thelma is called for juryduty and as a result cannot work her scheduled shift at Foreign Food Mart. Foreign Food Mart fires Thelma. This is a violation of

A. An exception based on tort theory

B. An exception based on contract theory

C. An example of the doctrine

D. An exception based on public policy

9. Truman applies for a job at Skylight Canopy Corporation for which he is well quali-fied, but for which he is rejected. Skylight continues to seek applicants and eventually fills the posi-tion with a person who is not a member of a mi-nority. Truman is most likely to succeed in a suit against Skylight for discrimination if he is a member of

A. A union

B. A protected class

C. An employers’ association

D. A majority group

10. A financing statement cannot be the same as the security agreement

A. True

B. False

11. Generally, the agent owes the principal no duties

A. True

B. False

12. Giving an agent a power of attorney confers implied authority

A. True

B. False