ons
questions cover the material in Chapter 12. The second 15
questions cover the material in Chapter 13. Be sure you are in the
correct Chapter when you take the quiz.
Question 1
3 out of 3 points
The purposeful steps taken by an organization to create employment
opportunities for minorities and women is called ____.
Answer
Selected
Answer:
affirmative
action
Correct
Answer:
affirmative
action
Question 2
3 out of 3 points
The term ____ refers to the degree to which someone is cooperative,
polite, flexible, forgiving, good natured, tolerant, and trusting.
Answer
Selected
Answer:
agreeable
ness
Correct
Answer:
agreeable
ness
Question 3
3 out of 3 points
When Suzanne Pogell wanted to learn to sail, she could not find
anyone to teach her because men were the ones who sailed, and
women were their crew. After mastering sailing, Suzanne started an
all-woman sailing school called Womanship as a sole proprietorship.
By creating her own business, Suzanne overcame problems
associated with ____ while creating a different version of the same
problem.
Answer
Selected
Answer:
sex
discrimination
Correct
Answer:
sex
discrimination
Question 4
, 3 out of 3 points
Which of the following might account for the disparities between the
percentages of African, Hispanic, and Asian Americans among the
general population and their smaller representation in management
positions?
Answer
Selected
Answer:
racial or ethnic discrimination in the
workplace
Correct
Answer:
racial or ethnic discrimination in the
workplace
Question 5
3 out of 3 points
With surface-level diversity, differences are immediately observable,
easy to measure, and ____.
Answer
Selected
Answer:
typically
unchangeable
Correct
Answer:
typically
unchangeable
Question 6
3 out of 3 points
The two basic types of diversity training programs are ____.
Answer
Selected
Answer:
awareness training and skills-based
diversity training
Correct
Answer:
awareness training and skills-based
diversity training
Question 7
3 out of 3 points
The primary benefit of the ____ paradigm is that it generally brings
about fairer treatment of employees and increases demographic
diversity.
Answer
Selected
Answer:
discrimination and fairness
paradigm