1. Are individual states allowed to have laws protecting LGBTQ applicant or employee rights? Select one:
a. Yes, but it is not really necessary because federal law already protects them
b. No, because it would violate federal law, which prohibits it
c. Yes, some states extend this protection because there is no law at the federal level
d. No, because the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges now protects these rights.
2. Diversity programs may fail due to resistance from employees within a company. Select one:
a. True
b. False
3. Diversity and inclusion at all levels of a private-sector company is ________. Select one:
a. mandated by federal law
b. the approach preferred by many companies
c. required by state law in thirty states
d. contrary to the company’s fiduciary duty to stockholders
4. Cosmetics manufacturing is an area where testing with synthetic human skin is an acceptable substitute for animal testing. Select one:
a. True
b. False
5. Google ________. Select one:
a. has the most diverse workforce of any major U.S. company
b. uses a strict quota system in its hiring practices
c. is similar to other technology companies, most of which lag on diversity
d. promotes women at higher rates than men
6. The percentage of income earned by the top 1 percent of households in the United States has more than doubled since the early 1980s. Select one:
a. True
b. False
7. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (updated in 2022) prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. Select one:
a. True
b. False
8. There are not yet viable alternatives to animal testing in medical research. Select one:
a. True
b. False
9. Laws protecting animal rights in cosmetic testing are ________. Select one:
a. more advanced in the United States than in the European Union
b. more advanced in the European Union than in the United States
c. more advanced in Asia than in the United States
d. more advanced in Asia than in the European Union
10. If an ADA accommodation is significantly expensive, ________. Select one:
a. the courts may rule that it is not reasonable
b. the courts may rule that it must be provided anyway
c. the EEOC guidelines do not apply
d. the federal government must subsidize the expense