Q1. The following statement explicates Rule Utilitarianism: ___________
1. Act so as to increase the overall pleasure of society
2. Act in accordance with rules that you can will to be universal laws, applicable to all
3. An action is right if and only if it conforms to a set of rules the general acceptance of which would produce the greatest balance of pleasure over pain for all
4. An action is right if and only if it conforms to a set of rules the general acceptance of which would produce the greatest balance of pleasure over pain for most
Q2. What established that trade secrets are not merely a question of property rights? ___________
1. The Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut
2. The Supreme Court in the Clara Watson v. Forth Worth Bank and Trust
3. The Supreme Court in International News Service v. Associated Press
4. The Supreme Court in Griggs v. Duke Power
Q3. According to the instructor, when considering ethical theories this fundamental question runs throughout all such ethical considerations: ___________
1. Does the theory make people better in their practices?
2. Does the theory jibe with other theories?
3. What has to matter?
4. Is the theory concerned with real consequences?
Q4. According to the Supreme Court, which of the following cannot be the basis of a "Bona Fide Occupational Qualification" or "BFOQ"? ___________
1. Sex
2. National Origin
3. Religion
4. Race
Q5. "Normative Ethics"** is concerned with: ___________
1. The existing social norms
2. Normal ways of deciding hard cases
3. Duty based approaches to ethics
4.What we really ought to do as determined by reasoning or moral argument
Q6. What established that trade secrets are not merely a question of property rights? ___________
1. The Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut
2. The Supreme Court in the Clara Watson v. Forth Worth Bank and Trust
3. The Supreme Court in International News Service v. Associated Press
4. The Supreme Court in Griggs v. Duke Power
Q7. In Hoyk& Hersey, the Stanley Milgram experiments highlight the trap of:___________
1. Conflicts of Loyalty
2. Competition Pressure
3. Submission to Authority
4. Tyranny of Goals
Q8. "Normative Ethics"** is concerned with: ___________
1. The existing social norms
2. Normal ways of deciding hard cases
3. Duty based approaches to ethics
4.What we really ought to do as determined by reasoning or moral argument
Q9. Only one of the following can be a bona fide whistle-blower (Choose the best answer): ___________
1. An outside supplier
2. An outside accountant
3. The party to an arm'slength contract
4. An employee working at a satellite office overseas
Q10. The "Difference Principle" is best associated with: ___________
1. John Locke
2. John Rawls
3. Adam Smith
4. Robert Nozick
Q11. By seeking only personal gain, each individual is "led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention." This idea is best associated with: ___________
1. Aristotle
2. Immanuel Kant
3. Adam Smith
4. Kenneth Goodpaster
Q12. The "categorical imperative" is best associated with: ___________
1. Aristotle
2. W.D. Ross
3. Immanuel Kant
4. None of the above
Q13. It is "The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." This is best associated with: ___________
1. John Stuart Mill
2. Richard Rorty
3. Sissela Bok
4. None of the above
Q14. In Case 6.1, "Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson," one of the criticisms was that: ___________
1. It is never ethically tenable to utilized psychological tests of any kind for employment purposes
2. Psychological testing is an invasion of privacy not only because of the intimate nature of the questions but also because the tests seek personal information, namely psychological traits, in ways that the person does not understand is unable to control
3. Psychological testing always violates the Categorical Imperative requirement to never treat persons as mere means, but rather as ends in themselves
4. None of the above
Q15. What are the "Three Myths of Business," as outlined by the instructor? ___________
1. Business ethics is not required, businesses exist to serve customers, businesses exist to serve their owners
2. Business ethics is an oxymoron, businesses exist to serve their customers, businesses should not be concerned with profits
3. There is an ontological split between the public and the private, business ethics is an oxymoron, businesses exist solely to make a profit
4. None of the above
Q16. The case that is often looked to as establishing that there is a right to privacy supported by the Constitution is: ___________
1. Griswold v. Connecticut
2. Adarand v. Peña
3. Bakke v. Regents of the University of California
4. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Q17. "Disparate Treatment" and "Disparate Impact": ___________
1. Are terms that pertained to the effect that GM had on Flint, MI in the film Roger & Me
2. Pertain to the impact of pollution on residential communities
3. Are terms that pertain to discrimination
4. None of the above
Q18. The "Halo Effect" is explicated in: ___________
1. The Jacksonville Shipyards case
2. Clara Watson v. Forth Worth Bank and Trust
3. Griggs v. Duke Power
4. Case 3.2 in Boatright
Q19. A Whistleblower should be concerned with (among other things): ___________
1. Where he or she lives
2. The need to protect his or her boss
3. Whether he or she has all the facts and properly understands them
4. None of the above
Q20. According to the court's decision in Wexler v. Greenberg, an employer has the burden of showing, among other things: ___________
1. That the employee was acting in an ultra vires manner
2. That a legally protectable trade secret existed
3. That the employee intended to steal trade secrets
4. That the employee knew that divulging sensitive information to others would do harm to his employer
Q22. In Clara Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust, the Supreme Court held that: ___________
1. The theory of disparate impact applied to subjective evaluation procedures as well as to objective tests of the kinds at issue in Griggs v. Duke Power
2. That there was no basis for a finding of discrimination
3. That the bank had in fact acted appropriately in denying the promotion
4. The government has no interest in the promotions of employees of private corporations
Q23. "The point of justice is not to promote human well-being or to achieve a state of equality; it is to protect our rights. Because a market system does this better than any other form of economic organization, it is just." Who argued for this libertarian view?:___________
1. Ralph Nader
2. John Snow
3. Robert Ruben
4. Robert Nozick
Q24. Indicate the best answer: What are some problems with the justification of high executive compensation, specifically compensation of CEOs?: ___________
1. Contrary to claims made, CEO pay is notmerely the subject of arm's length negotiations
2. It is not clear that there is a tenable linkbetween CEO pay and the performance of thecorporations they serve
3. The notion that CEOs must be motivated byextremely high compensation is flawed, sincepeople, including executives, are motivated byother things as well
4. CEOs are not the only ones responsible for thesuccesses of the corporations that they serve, but
rely in part on good performance by subordinateswho also bring good ideas to the table.
5. 1through 3
6. 3 & 4
7. 1 through 4
Q25. What is the problem with power, according to Hoyk& Hersey, is that: ___________
1. The more the powerholder has at his or her disposal the means to punish and reward, the greater the temptation to use this power
2. The more the powerholder uses his or her power, the more he attributes the successes of his employees to his own leadership
3. Over time, the more the powerholder attributes the success of his or her employees to his or her own leadership, the more he begins to devalue the worth of those employees
4. The more the powerholderdevalues the worth of his employees the more emotional distance is created, which results in a lack of empathy toward employees
5. All of the above
6. 1 though 3
Q26. Arguments against legislating a minimum wage include:___________
1. The notion that people paid less than a minimum wage are exploited is questionable
2. The notion that a minimum wage works well to redistribute income to those who need it most is questionable
3. Increasing labor costs may lead to higher unemployment, not less
4. All of the above
Q27. Choose the best answer. Under the definition of "deception" inadvertising, a statement or claim is deceptive if: ___________
1. It is intentionally misleading
2. It has a tendency to deceive
3. It is unrelated to the product
4. It is doltish
Q28. The "dependence effect" pertains to: ___________
1. The way in which manufacturers andproviders of various services create a demand forgoods and services where such demand did notpreviously exist
2. How one national economy comes to dependon another's for its survival
3. How consumers are at the mercy ofmanufacturers
4. None of the above
Q29. Select the best answer or answers. In Griggs v. Duke Power, the Supreme Courtheld that: ___________
1. The Civil Rights Act requires the elimination ofartificial, arbitrary, and unnecessary barriers toemployment that operate invidiously to discriminateon the basis of race . . . and if an employmentpractice that operates to exclude a protected classcannot be shown to be related to job performance, itis prohibited, notwithstanding the employer's lack ofdiscriminatory intent
2. The Civil Rights Act was not apposite to the claim
3. Residual discrimination arising from priorpractices was insulated from remedial action
4. The black employees must be granted the jobsthat they sought, even though it was clear that theywould not perform them as well as whites
Q30. Components of a good whistle-blowerprogram/policy are: ___________
1. An effectively communicated statement ofresponsibility
2. Clearly defined procedures for reporting
3. A guarantee against retaliation
4. All of the above
Q31. The term "the moral minimum" refers to: ___________
1. The bare minimum of ethical behaviors andattitudes needed in order that the market mayfunction
2. The law
3. The "rules of the game" and "face to face"civility, as understood by Theodore Levitt
4. All of the above
Q32. The Lochner era was brought to an end withthe majority decision in the Supreme Court case: ___________
1. Paramount Communications, Inc. v. Time, Inc.
2 West Coast Hotel v. Parrish
3. Orlando v. Ortega
4. Plessey v. Ferguson
Q33. In interpreting Title VII of the Civil RightsAct of 1964, the courts have generally held that: ___________
1. Employers are guilty of discrimination even whenthey inform their employees that discrimination iswrong
2. Employers are guilty of discrimination in theabsence of intent when the effects are the same as ifhere had been intent to discriminate
3. Employers can disregard anti-discrimination laws when they become too inconvenient
4. Intent to discriminate is always necessary forthereto be bona fide discrimination