67) What are the three forms of sexual harassment? Name and describe each one.
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Application
68) How can an employer defend itself against sexual harassment liability? Name two methods.
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Application
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69) Managers serve a significant role in establishing the environment of a workplace. How can
managers discourage sexual harassment? How can managers encourage inclusion in a diverse
workforce?
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Synthesis
70) Compare and contrast disparate treatment and disparate impact.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Application
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71) ________ exists when an employer intentionally treats an individual differently because that
individual is a member of a particular race, religion, gender, or ethnic group.
A) Disparate treatment
B) Disparate impact
C) Adverse impact
D) Prima facie
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Concept
72) ________ refers to the total employment process that results in a significantly higher
percentage of a protected group in the candidate population being rejected for employment,
placement, or promotion.
A) Disparate treatment
B) Unintentional discrimination
C) Adverse impact
D) Prima facie
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Concept
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73) What two defenses are available to employers defending themselves against discrimination
charges?
A) BFOQ and business necessity
B) EEO and business necessity
C) BFOQ and affirmative action
D) EEO and affirmative action
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Concept
74) All of the following are useful in minimizing employer liability for sexual harassment
EXCEPT ________.
A) adopting a policy that forgives the first offense
B) issuing a policy statement condemning harassment
C) informing all employees about sexual harassment policies
D) developing and implementing a harassment complaint procedure
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Concept
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75) Which of the following allows an employer to claim that an employment practice is a bona
fide occupational qualification for performing the job?
A) 1972 Equal Opportunity Act
B) Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
C) Executive Orders 11246 and 11375
D) Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Concept
76) In which of the following jobs would it most likely be appropriate to use gender as a BFOQ?
A) actor in a toothpaste commercial
B) teacher at a private, all-girls school
C) prison guard at a federal penitentiary
D) firefighter in a metropolitan fire department
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Application
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77) Pictures and Promotions Modeling Studio seeks to hire male models for an upcoming fashion
show featuring men’s wear. The studio is using ________ as a justification for not considering
women for the jobs.
A) BFOQ
B) ADEA
C) EEOC
D) BARS
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Application
78) The defense of ________ requires showing that there is an overriding business purpose for
the discriminatory practice and that the practice is therefore acceptable.
A) prima facie
B) mixed motive
C) adverse impact
D) business necessity
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Concept
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79) The application requirements for Western Airlines pilot positions require candidates to have
logged at least 200 hours piloting an aircraft within the previous 36 months. In addition,
applicants must have 2,500 hours of experience in the air with at least 1,000 hours as the
commanding pilot of a commercial airplane. A four-year college degree is also required. Jeff
Sanchez, who is Hispanic, applied for a position as a pilot and was rejected because he has a
degree from a two-year college and only 2,000 hours of flight experience. Jeff is suing Western
Airlines for discriminatory hiring practices.
Which of the following, if true, best supports Western Airlines’ defense?
A) The total number of hours spent flying a commercial airline is a valid predictor of
performance for most Western Airlines pilots.
B) Recent experiences with college recruiting have led Western Airlines to increase the
percentage of its minority pilots.
C) Job capability as a Western Airlines pilot depends most heavily on age, gender, and previous
job experiences.
D) Western Airlines bases its selection tests and hiring practices on industry guidelines for
commercial pilots.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Critical Thinking
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80) The application requirements for Western Airlines pilot positions require candidates to have
logged at least 200 hours piloting an aircraft within the previous 36 months. In addition,
applicants must have 2,500 hours of experience in the air with at least 1,000 hours as the
commanding pilot of a commercial airplane. A 4-year college degree is also required. Jeff
Sanchez, who is Hispanic, applied for a position as a pilot and was rejected because he has a
degree from a 2-year college and only 2,000 hours of flight experience. Jeff is suing Western
Airlines for discriminatory hiring practices.
Which of the following statements is most likely relevant to this court case against Western
Airlines?
A) Most pilots at Western Airlines belong to labor unions and are involved in collective
bargaining arrangements detrimental to the industry.
B) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prevents firms, such as Western Airlines, from
discriminating when age is a BFOQ.
C) The job requirements for pilots at Western Airlines are a business necessity due to the human
risks associated with hiring unqualified applicants.
D) Western Airlines has been in operation for over 20 years and has never been sued for EEO
violations.
AACSB: Reflective thinking
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Critical Thinking
81) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits the use of age as a BFOQ for any type
of employment.
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Concept
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82) Under no circumstances may religion be used as a bona fide occupational qualification
(BFOQ).
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations.
Skill: Concept
83) What is a BFOQ? How do BFOQs affect recruitment practices?
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.2: Explain the basic defenses against discrimination allegations. 2.3: Give examples of
what employers can and cannot legally do with respect to recruitment, selection, and promotion
and layoff practices.
Skill: Synthesis
84) Which of the following is most likely NOT a discriminatory recruitment practice?
A) spreading information about job openings through word-of-mouth among a firm’s
predominantly Hispanic workforce
B) providing misleading information to Asian and Indian job applicants
C) refusing to advise older applicants about work opportunities
D) posting job advertisements only in local newspapers
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.3: Give examples of what employers can and cannot legally do with respect to
recruitment, selection, and promotion and layoff practices.
Skill: Application
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