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Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You are working at a graphic design firm. Your team is working on an important project and your team leader asks you to stay late to meet a deadline. Since you normally get off at 5 p.m. from work, you previously agreed to take a neighbor to an important appointment at 6:30 p.m. What should you do?

a)

Make other arrangements for your neighbor and stay to finish the project deadline

b)

Agree to stay and finish your project without question because work is more important

c)

Since you first committed to help your neighbor, tell your coworker you cannot stay and why.

d)

Reach a compromise and work until 6:00 p.m. and then leave to try to still take your neighbor to the 6:30 p.m. appointment

2.

Even though Carla wants to view the updates on her social media accounts, she stays on task and waits for her scheduled break. Carla is demonstrating:

a)

self-representation

b)

resourcefulness

c)

work ethic

d)

confidentiality

3.

Sylvia regularly stays after work to complete tasks. She demonstrates:

a)

tactfulness

b)

work ethic

c)

self-representation

d)

short-term goal setting

4.

Your supervisor asks you to come in on Saturday to finish your marketing presentation because the client is coming in earlier than originally expected, on Monday morning. You already have weekend plans. What is the expectation?

a)

Reschedule your plans

b)

Negotiate with your supervisor

c)

Get someone to cover for you

d)

Call the client to reschedule his visit

5.

Hector worked for a renewable energy company but was recently fired. He did his job better than any of the other workers in his department, but he often refused to help others with their work. Hector did his work well but never did anything extra. Why is he consistently passed over for promotion?

a)

The boss does not like Hector

b)

Hector outperforms others and made them look less skilled

c)

The boss expects too much from Hector

d)

He does not have a good work ethic

6.

As an employee, employers assess your work ethic based on your:

a)

appearance

b)

attitude

c)

fairness to others

d)

unused personal leave

7.

You have been working on a game design project with your manager who has been repeatedly using inappropriate language, which makes you uncomfortable. You have already asked him to stop doing so. What should you do?

a)

Remain calm and report the problem up the chain of command

b)

Directly confront the manager again about the situation

c)

Threaten to quit if he does not stop speaking in such an inapporpriate way

d)

Join in with the use of the inappropriate language to fit in

8.

An angry coworker complains about the way you do your job. Your BEST response is to:

a)

be more assertive than he/she is

b)

call security for help

c)

remain calm and focused on a solution

d)

walk away to avoid conflict

9.

Which of the following strategies for dealing with conflict requires input from both sides to work through differences to find a win-win solution?

a)

Avoidance

b)

Denial

c)

Negotiation

d)

Competition

10.

When resolving conflict, the main goal is to:

a)

debate the problem and choose a winner.

b)

find middle ground or a win-win solution.

c)

explore solutions but punish both parties

d)

determine the strengths and weaknesses of concerns

11.

At the conclusion of making a presentation to a large group, someone from the audience asks you a long, elaborate question. What is the best practice to use in order to answer the question effectively.

a)

Restate the key question and ask if your understanding is correct

b)

Smile and answer the question as soon as possible

c)

Ask for the person's email address so you can send him/her your answer

d)

Focus on one part of the question and answer that, then move on

12.

What part of your speech sets the tone, gains trust, and gets the audience's attention?

a)

Supporting evidence

b)

Conclusion

c)

Introduction

d)

Non-verbal body language

13.

While waiting on customers, you notice an elderly woman looking at new computers. You should:

a)

assume she knows less about computers than the younger customers you serve

b)

treat her as you would any other customer

c)

approach her and ask her in a very loud voice: "Are you lost ma'am?"

d)

wait for a coworker to help her

14.

Why is having cultural diversity on a company's staff a good idea?

a)

It creates work ethic.

b)

The work environment will be more ethical.

c)

There is a broader range of talents, skills, and creativity.

d)

It meets the federal regulations.

15.

All of the following are barriers to respecting diversity EXCEPT:

a)

acceptance

b)

fear

c)

stereotyping

d)

segregation

16.

A customer-service worker, due to her religious beliefs, has refused to serve someone. What should that employee expect?

a)

That a coworker will step in on her behalf and serve the customer.

b)

A promotion for demonstrating integrity.

c)

That no harm is done to the customer.

d)

To be fired, reassigned, or demoted.

17.

Teaching employees to manage conflict, to collaborate, and to understand cultural differences creates a work environment that supports:

a)

integrity

b)

diversity

c)

work ethic

d)

critical thinking

18.

Being considerate of other people and cultures is an example of which workplace readiness skill?

a)

Professionalism

b)

Work ethic

c)

Respect for diversity

d)

Critical thinking

19.

While in the workplace, you meet a person with a disability. You should:

a)

treat the person with dignity and respect

b)

avoid eye-contact and do not offer any assistance

c)

ask a coworker to help the person if you have no experience

d)

ask questions about the origin of the person's disability

20.
Values, beliefs, ideas and characteristics passed from one generation to the next:
a)
culture
b)
assimilation
c)
customs
d)
ethnicity
21.
The process of assuming that everyone in the same ethnic, racial or cultural group act the same, share the same beliefs or attitudes: a particular group is the same:
a)
ethnicity
b)
ethnocentric
c)
prejudice
d)
stereotyping
22.
In regards to cultural diversity, healthcare worker's must learn to be:
a)
Honest
b)
Hard workers
c)
tolerant
d)
professional
23.

What is diversity?

a)

love

b)

variety

c)

hate

d)

patience

24.

Is the definition of diversity

a)

Happiness is being diverse.

b)

The state of being diverse; variety.

c)

The state of being happy.

d)

There is no definition of diversity.

25.

The understanding that different people have different beliefs and customs is__.

a)

language

b)

culture

c)

belief

d)

custom

26.
Which of these is not a protected characteristic?
a)
Age
b)
Maternity
c)
Hair Colour
d)
Health
27.
What is Prejudice?
a)
Judging someone by your own standards.
b)
Judging someone based on a biased opinion.
28.
Employers are allowed to pay you less than your peers if you have a disability, because they have to make adjustments for you at work.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Equality and diversity in the workplace means...
a)
freedom from discrimination, offering equal opportunities to all and encouraging good working relationships.
b)
treating everyone the same despite differences in appearance, abilities and beliefs.
30.

Unfair treatment of a person or group linked to the nine protected characteristics is called

a)

prejudice

b)

stereotype

c)

discrimination

d)

bias

31.

What is Inclusion?

a)

Where people come together to work towards the same goal

b)

Everyone in the community should feel they play a part

c)

To rely on someone

32.

When diversity is supported, everyone is allowed to maintain his/her ________.

a)

individuality

b)

goodwill

c)

language

d)

skills

33.

________ diversity often causes employees, employers, and customers to misunderstand one another.

a)

Religious

b)

Disabled

c)

Language

d)

Moral

34.

More ________ workers than ever are providing valuable services to employers/businesses due to changing attitudes and federal law.

a)

quality

b)

disabled

c)

quality

d)

disabled

35.

More _______ (55%) work than in any other time period in American history.

a)

women

b)

men

c)

children

36.

Showing patience is an action that encourages workplace diversity.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Why is having diversity in a company's staff a good idea?

a)

There is a broader range of talents, skills and creativity

b)

It creates a homogenous work ethic

c)

The work environment will be more ethical

d)

It meets the quota for minority cultures

38.

Which of the following nonverbal codes is considered universal rather than culturally specific?

a)

Facial expression

b)

Body language

c)

Dress

d)

All of these

39.

The effort to achieve parity in the federal workplace through outreach and eliminating barriers in hiring is called ______.

a)

unbiased hiring

b)

life equality

c)

smart hiring system

d)

affirmative action

40.

Communication is filtered through our cultural perspective.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes