CHAPTER 11
Sexual Harassment
1. The “reasonable woman test” is the main test used for quid pro quo harassment.
2. Sexual harassment can involve employees of the same sex.
3. Men can be victims of sexual harassment.
4. An individual can claim harassment for comments directed against his or her homosexuality.
5. A lesbian cannot claim sexual harassment if her female boss demands sex from her.
6. Under Title VII, the supervisor committing the sexual harassment can be sued personally.
7. Sexual harassment applies to ________.
a) men
b) women
c) same sex
d) a&b
e) all
8. Hostile work environment includes:
a) sexual touching
b) sexual jokes
c) language including “babe” and “honey”
d) a&b
e) all
9. If a female employee is given a sexual male organ shaped birthday cake and she eats the cake
and files a sexual harassment complaint after the party, ________.
a) participation vitiates her complaint
b) cake would be considered severely offensive
c) both
d) neither
10. Which of the following terms could be considered sexual harassment?
a) bitch
b) ass
c) whore
d) a&c
e) all
11. The conduct complained of in a sexual harassment case must be ________.
a) severe
b) pervasive
c) uninvited
d) a&b
e) all
12. Hostile work environment may involve ________.
a) a superior
b) a co-worker
c) a demand for sex from a co-worker
d) a&b
e) all
13. Victims of sexual harassment may sue for ________ and ________ damages.
14. When one employee harasses another outside the work environment, a ________ complaint
is appropriate.
15. Sexual harassment conduct must rise to the levels of ________ and ________.
16. A ________ standard is required to judge sexually harassing conduct.
17. When a superior elicits sex from a subordinate in return for some employment benefit, this is
knows as ________.