Business Law and Ethics Questions

11.Philosophers of ethics often contend that the argument that codes should provide action recipes for all situations neglects the fact that:

Select one:

a. effective moral action requires more than just blind obedience to rules.

b. most codes are created to establish clearly and forcefully an organization's standards.

c. codes help a community to articulate and understand their highest shared values.

d. codes empower and protect those who are committed to doing the right thing.

12.For intentional torts, the element of intent requires which of the following?

Select one:

a. That the defendant intended to harm a person or property.

b. That the defendant had a duty of care that is violated.

c. That the defendant intended to do the act which caused harm.

d. That the defendant acted with malice in harming a person or property.

13.Which of the following is one aspect of general partnerships that may be advantageous?

Select one:

a. It has limited liability.

b. It has separate legal existence.

c. It has an extensive body of flexible law.

d. It may be formed and dissolved easily.

14.Protected classes of people who are protected against employment discrimination generally include all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one:

a. A racial minority.

b. Overweight people.

c. People of a certain religion.

d. An ethnic minority.

15.In contract law, an assignment is the transfer of contract _________________ to a third party.

Select one:

a. Consideration

b. Duties

c. Rights

d. Property

16.If I offer to sell you my car for $6,000 and you say that you will buy it so long as your spouse likes it, this is an example of:

Select one:

a. A bilateral contract.

b. An illusory contract.

c. A unilateral contract.

d. the mirror image rule.

17.Every owner in a _______________ is jointly and severally liable for the debts and obligations of the organization.

Select one:

a. Limited liability company

b. Partnership

c. Limited partnership

d. Corporation

18.International customary law is:

Select one:

a. is not really considered to be valid law.

b. a set of rules handed down by a sovereign government.

c. the result of written, legal codes.

d. developed through customary practices.

19.Wrongful discharge cases:

Select one:

a. are limited to claims that are based on discrimination.

b. are usually based on an employer breaching a contract for employment.

c. may be brought where an employer fires an employee for refusing illegal act.

d. may only be brought by employees whose status is that of an at-will employee.

20.While a plaintiff alleging negligence against a company may prove the company had a duty, the company breached its duty, and that the plaintiff suffered legally recognizable injuries, the plaintiff would still have to prove which of the following?

Select one:

a. The company committed the breach on purpose.

b. The company was strictly liable for its breach.

c. The company had no defenses to its breach.

d. The company was the cause of the injuries.