Business Ethics A Textbook With Cases International Edition 7th Edition By William – Test Bank

Chapter 11: Job Discrimination

Multiple Choice Questions (24)

1. Notre Dame did not hire an African-American coach in any sport until
2. 1996
3. 2001
4. 2002
5. 2004

2. Historically, most discrimination in the American workplace has focused on
3. Women
4. Minorities
5. Women, but not minorities
6. Women and minorities

3. Kant would hold that discriminating on the basis of race or sex was immoral because it
4. Failed to maximize happiness
5. Violated the social contract
6. Failed to respect persons as ends in themselves
7. Failed to enhance the well-being of those engaging in it

4. How many respectable arguments are there in favor of racial and sexual discrimination?
5. None
6. One
7. Two
8. Three

5. What is more important in predicting who will be fired from a job with the federal government?
6. Age
7. Prior performance
8. Race
9. Disciplinary history

6. Who has the highest standard of living in the world, according to the U.N.?
7. Europeans
8. White Americans
9. African Americans
10. Australians

7. What percentage of working African Americans hold white collar jobs?
8. 11
9. 25
10. 36
11. 40
12. Black workers with an advanced degree earn how much less that their white counterparts?
13. 10%
14. 15%
15. 25%
16. 30%

9. Women are clustered in
10. White collar occupations
11. Blue collar occupations
12. Yellow collar occupations
13. Pink collar occupations

10. The first African American CEO of a Fortune 500 company was hired in
11. 1979
12. 1989
13. 1999
14. 2009