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15-2 Business Ownership Business U

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Documents filed with a governmental body to legally establish a corporation as a recognized entity under state law are called _________.

a)

Articles of Incorporation

b)

Operating Agreement

c)

Bylaws

d)

Certificate of Good Standing

2.

Fill in the blank: A corporation that explicitly considers public benefit in its decisions rather than only maximizing shareholder value is called a _________

a)

Benefit Corporation (B Corp)

b)

C Corporation

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Limited Liability Company (LLC)

3.

Fill in the blank: A corporation that can sell unlimited shares of its stock to the general public, is heavily regulated by the government, and reports its financial information to the public is called a _________

a)

C Corporation (C Corp)

b)

S Corporation (S Corp)

c)

Limited Liability Company (LLC)

d)

Partnership

4.

A legal entity that is separate from its owners and controlled by a board of directors; the entity has most of the same rights and responsibilities that individuals possess but offers limited liability is called a _________?

a)

Corporation

b)

Partnership

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Cooperative

5.

A business structure where all the partners have decision-making and management power, and have unlimited liability, meaning they can lose more than they invested, is called a _________

a)

General Partnership

b)

Limited Partnership

c)

Corporation

d)

Limited Liability Company

6.

The legal responsibility of an individual (or entity) for actions, debts, and obligations is called _________.

a)

Liability

b)

Asset

c)

Revenue

d)

Equity

7.

The liability that restricts an individual’s potential loss to the total amount of their investment in a company is called _________.

a)

Limited Liability

b)

Unlimited Liability

c)

Joint Liability

d)

Contingent Liability

8.

A hybrid business structure, where it combines the operational characteristics of a sole proprietorship or partnership while limiting the liability of the investors to the amount they invested, is called a _________?

a)

Limited Liability Company

b)

General Partnership

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Corporation

9.

A hybrid business structure where all the partners have decision-making and management power, have limited liability, and can’t be held responsible for any of their other partner’s actions is called a _________

a)

Limited Liability Partnership

b)

General Partnership

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Joint Venture

10.

A business structure where one or more of the partners are not active, have no decision-making power, and are limited in their liability to the amount they invested is called a _________

a)

Limited Partnership

b)

General Partnership

c)

Sole Proprietorship

d)

Corporation

11.

A business owned by two or more people is called a _________.

a)

Partnership

b)

Corporation

c)

Sole proprietorship

d)

Franchise

12.

Fill in the blank: A legal document that outlines the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the individuals involved in a partnership is called a _________

a)

Partnership Agreement

b)

Memorandum of Understanding

c)

Shareholder Agreement

d)

Employment Contract

13.

Fill in the blank: A corporation that meets specific Internal Revenue Code requirements and passes corporate income (or loss) through to its shareholders for federal tax purposes is called a _________

a)

S Corporation (S Corp)

b)

C Corporation (C Corp)

c)

Limited Liability Company (LLC)

d)

Partnership

14.

A business owned by one person, and where the owner has unlimited liability, is called a _________

a)

Sole Proprietorship

b)

Corporation

c)

Partnership

d)

Limited Liability Company

15.

Fill in the blank: The liability that extends beyond an individual’s financial investment in a company is called _________

a)

Unlimited Liability

b)

Limited Liability

c)

Joint Liability

d)

Contingent Liability

16.

Which term refers to the owner having full responsibility for company debts and obligations?

a)

limited liability

b)

stock obligation

c)

unlimited liability

d)

taxation obligation

17.

Legal responsibility for one's acts or omissions

a)

Cubicle

b)

Liability

c)

Clerical

d)

Liable

18.

Which of the following is a common legal structure for small businesses?

a)

Multinational corporation

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Public limited company

d)

Cooperative