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WorksheetsDiscrimination
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This law allows employees who are new parents to take up to 12 weeks unpaid leave.
a)
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
b)
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
c)
The 1964 Civil Rights Act
d)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
2.
Lacy's boss just asked her to carry a bunch files to the basement. When she reminds him that she can't carry anything heavy at this point in her pregnancy her boss tells her: "You can't fulfill your responsibilities. That's grounds for termination." Is Lacy's boss correct?
a)
Yes. If Lacy cannot fulfill her duties, she can be fired.
b)
No: If a woman is temporarily unable to perform her job due to a medical condition related to pregnancy the employer must treat her in the same way as it treats any other temporarily disabled employee.
c)
No. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 allows workers to take up to 12 weeks unpaid leave.
d)
Yes. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act condones discrimination based on pregnancy when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, foreign, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits.
3.
Peggy Whitley was the first teacher allowed to teach while visibly pregnant. The year was 1968. How many years after the first Civil Rights Act was Ms. Whitley allowed to teacher while visibly pregnant? (Check out Peggy in the picture).
a)
2
b)
10
c)
8
d)
4
4.
The top officers in the Army and Marine Corps testified on Tuesday (2/2/2016) that they believe it is time for women to register for future military drafts, following the Pentagon’s recent decision to open all jobs in combat units to female service members. What does this announcement signify?
a)
The changing landscape of sex (gender) responsibility/accountability in society
b)
Assimiliation
c)
Discrimination
5.
Is there diversity in this picture?
a)
No.
b)
Yes, in terms of gender
c)
Yes, in terms of race
d)
Yes, in terms of ethnicity
6.
It's the holiday season and your employer puts a menorah in the lobby. You work at a corporate office. What is likely to arise?
a)
conflict
b)
party time
c)
santa
7.
What do these people believe?
a)
They were hired because they are the same race.
b)
They were hired because they are the same gender.
c)
They were hired for their skills and abilities: merit based.
d)
Debbie doesn't know how to use a spreadsheet.
8.
Women make 79 cents for every dollar a man makes. What sort of discrimination does this illustrate?
a)
Sex discrimination
b)
Race discrimination
c)
Lady discrimination
d)
National Origin discrimination
9.
Debbie is uncomfortable that her boss Mark touches her shoulder like this all the time. Sandra and Monique--her coworkers--say it doesn't make them uncomfortable. If her coworkers are not bothered by the behavior, is it still sexual harassment?
a)
No. Debbie needs to get over it.
b)
Yes. Debbie needs to call her lawyer ASAP.
c)
Yes, Debbie needs to start by telling her boss to stop and keep a detailed record of not only the cease request but all further offences.
d)
Yes. Debbie should threaten to sue her boss.
10.
What type of problems has happened in the cartoon?
a)
Hostile environment sexual harassment
b)
Quid-pro-quo sexual harassment
c)
Assimilation
d)
Diversity
11.
Nicole is a transgender woman. When one of her coworkers learns this fact, she starts calling Nicole by her birth-name, Nick, and encourages everyone else to do so. Everyday Nicole has to deal with people whispering things around her, laughing at her when she goes into the women's bathroom, and calling her Nick. What kind of offense is this?
a)
Sexual Harassment.
b)
Racial discrimination.
c)
Color discrimination.
d)
It doesn't constitute an offense.
12.
This African American leader urged patience and the gaining of skills in order to be accepted into society.
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Ida B. Tarbell
d)
Octaviano Larrazolo
13.
This African-American leader urged immediate equality and the rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Ida B. Tarbell
d)
Takao Ozawa
14.
Law: separate people on race, aimed @ African Americans in early to mid-1900s in the US South
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Affirmative Action Laws
c)
Integration Laws
d)
Title IX Laws
15.
A San Francisco district that became the “capital” of the hippie counterculture during the 1960s.
a)
counterculture
b)
Equal Rights Amendment
c)
Haight-Ashbury
d)
National Organization for Women
16.
A civil rights activist known for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white patron.
a)
affirmative action
b)
James Meredith
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
17.
Racial separation established by practice and custom, not by law.
a)
de facto segregation
b)
affirmative action
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
desegregation
18.
An Air Force veteran who won a federal court case to enroll in the all-white University of Mississippi (Ole Miss); he had to be escorted to class by federal officials for several months.
a)
James Meredith
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Thurgood Marshall
19.
The first African-American Supreme Court justice.
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
James Meredith
20.
Cesar Chavez created the United Farm Workers Organization Committee (UFWOC) in 1966 primarily to
a)
a. secure voting rights for Mexican Americans
b)
a. improve working conditions for migrant laborers
c)
a. provide legal assistance to illegal aliens
d)
a. increase farm income
21.
Prior to ________, someone might have told this lady that she couldn't be teacher.
a)
2003
b)
1990
c)
1800
d)
2014
22.
John F Kennedy introduced affirmative action
a)
True
b)
False
23.
An action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination is Affirmative action.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
One study argued that the tendency of black Duke students to switch from the “harder” majors (STEM) to the “softer” majors (humanities) is fully explained by the black students’ weaker academic backgrounds, based on SAT scores. What may have been a flaw in the study?
a)
Stereotypes about their alleged inferiority create conditions where there is little reason for faculty to “keep” black students in fields where they don’t really “belong.”
b)
SAT scores may not be a valid indicator of intelligence.
c)
Black students may have suffered from the effects of underrepresentation in certain majors.
d)
All of the above
25.
How does President Trump feel about affirmative action?
a)
Slightly favors it
b)
Slightly opposes it
c)
Moderately opposes it
d)
Strongly opposes it
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