One might argue that attempts by the government to limit an individual’s of tobacco or
alcohol is an example of which of the following?
A. Manipulation
B. Coercion
C. Fairness
D. Paternalism
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John Stuart Mill’s approach to ethics would be classified as which sort of general ethical
approach?
A. deontological
B. utilitarian
C. theological
D. ontological
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Which of the following are strictly legal rights?
A. negative rights
B. positive rights
C. civil rights
D. special rights
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Which of the following describes metaethics?
A. It compares and contrasts different ethical systems, codes, practices, and beliefs.
B. It attempts to form into a related whole the various norms, rules, and values of a
society’s morality.
C. It attempts to justify the basic principle of morality.
D. It analyzes hidden presuppositions and brings them to light for critical scrutiny
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Which of the following was a hedonistic utilitarian that argued that we should consider
intensity, duration, certainty, propinquity, and fecundity when performing an analysis?
A. Jeremy Bentham
B. John Stuart Mill
C. Immanuel Kant
D. John Rawls
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The introduction of the computer into business raises new problems. Of which of those
new problems is the use of viruses, worms, and spam?
A. Computer crime
B. Computers and corporate responsibility
C. Computers and privacy
D. The changing nature of work
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What can ethical reflection tell us about the proper length of a copyright period?
A. No particular length is justified.
B. The period should vary with the quality of the work.
C. Some length or other is justified and an indefinitely long period is too long.
D. Whatever legal definition of the period’s length is appropriate.
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Which of the models of the relation between government and business can be described
as “protectionism?”
A. Government only preserves the peace and adjudicates disputes among those engaged
in business.
B. Government is the protector of capitalists at the expense of the other members of
society.
C. Government should help business by imposing quotas, import taxes, and other means
to make foreign interests less competitive.
D. Governments should take over and run those industries that private enterprises
cannot handle successfully.
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Which of the following is the highest virtue, for Aristotle?
A. wisdom
B. courage
C. justice
D. generosity
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Which of the following is a way in which secret bidding tends to produce fairer bids?
A. If the process were open, a firm that could make a profit at a price considerably less
than the competition might bid up the price to put pressure on that competitor.
B. If the competition were open, a firm might start out at a high bid to scare others off
from bidding.
C. If the process were open, a firm that could make a profit at a price considerably less
than the competition would make a bid only just enough less to win the contract.
D. If the competition were open, firms might get into a bidding war for the contract.
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Sweatshop conditions are often compared to those of which other group of workers’
conditions?
A. Multinational corporations
B. Graduate assistants
C. Child laborers
D. Migrant farmworkers
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Which view of corporations contains the notion that the assumption of responsibility
must always be by individuals, whether they assume it for themselves or, by virtue of
their position, for the corporation?
A. The Organizational View
B. The Moral Person View
C. The Moral Actor View
D. The Organizational Actor View
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All actions by nations or companies involves, first and foremost, which of the
following?
A. actions by individuals
B. actions by legislative bodies
C. actions by corporate entities
D. actions by nation states
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“Child Labor” refers, generally, to which of the following sets of practices?
A. Working on farms doing chores before and after school for little or no pay.
B. Working at a part-time job after school for minimum wage.
C. Working in unsafe conditions often damaging to health for poor pay.
D. Babysitting and/or mowing yards for neighbors for very little pay.
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Which of the following is not an unfair competition charge against multinationals?
A. Multinationals pay higher wages than local companies.
B. Multinationals do not carry their fair share of the cost of social development.
C. Multinationals are able to operate on especially favorable and uncompetitive terms.
D. Multinationals can borrow money at more favorable rates than local companies.
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Which of the following is not an historical and potential consequence of unrestricted
free markets?
A. sweatshops
B. living wages
C. child labor
D. unhealthy working environments
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Which step in the assessment of safety involves a question of acceptable risk?
A. Deciding how much safety is demanded with respect to a particular product or
activity.
B. Determining how much safety is attainable and how to attain it in a given endeavor.
C. Ascertaining whether a particular instance of a product or activity comes up to
standards of safety.
D. Deciding who will experience the risk.
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attempts to do which of the following?
A. Provide protection for corporations with whistle-blowers.
B. Makes whistle-blowing illegal.
C. Provide some protection for whistle-blowers.
D. Creates a federal office for whistle-blowers to report to.
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In the Diamond Shamrock and Occidental Petroleum Corporation deal, which of the
following best describes the actions of Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken?
A. They shared inside information with intent to make a significant profit, but because
of actions that neither foresaw, they lost money.
B. They shared inside information with the intent to make significant profit, but were
found out and thus doomed the deal.
C. They traded inside information with intent to make significant profit, and, after the
deal went through, both made substantial profits.
D. They traded insider information with intent to make significant profit, but decided
that it was improper and so did not take advantage of the information.
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Which of the following explains why the general public has labeled business as
self-seeking, narrowly self-interested, and socially blind?
A. The proposal of legislation by business that would increase profits and reduce
protections of workers.
B. The negative response of business to legislation that has expressed social demands.
C. The positive embrace of legislation by business that has expressed social concerns.
D. The lobbying of Congress to enact strict regulatory laws governing private property
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The recognition that the “good of the country” is not the same as the “good of corrupt
leaders” is an expression of which moral norm for multinational operations?
A. Activity must benefit the host country
B. Do no intentional direct harm
C. Respect the human rights of workers
D. Respect the laws of a host country
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Which of the following groups is not held accountable by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
A. Corporate boards
B. Management
C. Shareholders
D. Accountants
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A country suffering from an unusual and devastating drought would be said to be
suffering from which of the following?
A. chronic malnutrition
B. poverty
C. famine
D. inadequate health and safety
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At its height, the compensation of top executives at large companies was, on average,
how much higher than the pay of the average worker?
A. 7 times greater
B. 20 times greater
C. Over 700 times greater
D. Over 300 times greater
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The right of the employee to be free from sexual harassment does not impose an
obligation on which of the following?
A. the employing firm
B. supervisors
C. other employees
D. the court system
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The Y2K problem is an example of which sort of problem that arises from the extensive
introduction of computers into business?
A. Computer crime
B. Computers and corporate responsibility
C. Computers and privacy
D. The changing nature of work
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Martha Stewart was charged with which of the following?
A. Making an insider trade.
B. Lying in connection with making an alleged insider trade.
C. Failing to disclose the financial position of her company.
D. Obstructing justice by not providing proper documentation of workplace safety.
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What makes spam particularly more problematic for receivers than bulk mailed
advertisements?
A. It is a nuisance to have an inbox clogged by considerable numbers of spam email.
B. The cost of bulk mailing is borne by the advertiser.
C. Junk mail and spam are roughly equivalent.
D. Bulk junk mail is a relatively small phenomenon.
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The notion that the resources of the world have already been divided up, and that
corporations, governments, and individuals own them is consistent with which of the
following views?
A. The Status Quo view
B. The Universal-Ownership view
C. The Right to Universal Access view
D. The Imperialistic view
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Which of the following is not an ethical issue facing accountants?
A. underreporting income
B. falsifying accounts
C. preparing audits of clients
D. taking questionable deductions
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Which of the following describes normative ethics?
A. It attempts to justify the basic principle of morality.
B. It compares and contrasts different ethical systems, codes, practices, and beliefs.
C. It consists of studying and describing the morality of a people, culture, or society.
D. It analyzes hidden presuppositions and brings them to light for critical scrutiny
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