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1. Which of the following was recognized by the United States Supreme Court in Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., the case in the textbook addressing whether a plaintiff could prevail in a sexual harassment when the harassers were of the same sex?
a) That same-sex sexual harassment constitutes a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but only if the harasser is a homosexual.
b) That same-sex sexual harassment constitutes a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
c) That same-sex sexual harassment may constitute a claim with respect to a male aggressor and a male victim, but not in the context of a female aggressor and a female victim.
d) That same-sex sexual harassment does not constitute a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
e) That same-sex sexual harassment may constitute a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but only if the harassment also involved at least one aggressor or victim of the opposite sex.
2. Which of the following is true regarding the rights of employees who smoke?
a) There is no federal law prohibiting employers from firing employees who smoke.
b) There is a federal law specifically prohibiting employers from firing or from refusing to hire employees who smoke.
c) There is a federal law specifically prohibiting employers from firing employees who smoke and from refusing to hire employees who smoke, and it also requires that employers have a designated smoking area.
d) There is a federal law specifically prohibiting employers from firing employees who smoke.
e) There are no state laws prohibiting employers from firing employees who smoke.
3. An individual who lacks contractual capacity may hire an agent to make contracts on his or her behalf.
a) True
b) False
4. If a business were to sell cigarettes or alcohol to a minor, this would be an example of:
a) Criminal recklessness.
b) Criminal negligence.
c) Strict liability.
d) Proof by the greater weight of the evidence.
e) Proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
5. Carla learns that her employer, a healthcare facility, is committing fraud against the government by filing false Medicare claims. Under which of the following laws might she personally receive a portion of any recovery obtained by the government?
a) The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
b) The False Claims Act.
c) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
d) The Medicare Recovery Act.
e) The Healthcare Fraud Act.
6. If an agent makes authorized expenditures in the course of working on behalf of the principal, the principal has a duty to reimburse the agent for the amount of money spent. This is known as the duty of subrogation.
a) True
b) False
7. Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it is a felony for an auditor to willfully fail to maintain proper records of audits and work papers for at least ________ years.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
e) ten
8. Under which of the following does a principal give an agent broad authority to sign legal documents on behalf of the principal, as opposed to authority for only a specific purpose?
a) A general power of attorney
b) A specific power of attorney
c) A localized power of attorney
d) A durable power of attorney
e) An equitable power or attorney