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Week 8 Quiz

Question 1

Online shoppers always run the risk that:

Question 2

The act that requires lenders to inform borrowers of the annual rate of interest to be charged, plus related fees and services charges is called:

Question 3

When businesses adopt voluntary policies for protecting the privacy of individuals’ information disclosed during electronic transactions, this is an example of:

Question 4

An identifying marker placed on a user’s computer hard drive during visits in order to identify the user during each subsequent visit and to build profiles of their behavior over time is called a:

Question 5

Advertising that is targeted to particular customers, based on their observed online behavior, is called:

Question 6

The law requiring that toys and infant products be tested before sale is called the:

Question 7

Which of these is not a current consumer law that protects individual privacy?

Question 8

Which of the following statements is not true about the organization Consumer Reports?

Question 9

Consumers owe more money on their home loans (mortgages) than on any other kind of household debt. After mortgages, what makes up the largest portion of household debt?

Question 10

In the United States, which of the following agencies enforces the laws prohibiting deceptive advertising?

Question 11

Under what legal doctrine does a firm bear legal responsibility for injuries caused by something it made or sold, whether or not it was negligent or breached a warranty?

Question 12

Consumers have become more dependent on businesses for product quality because:

Question 13

Which organization brings together 250 nonprofit groups to espouse the consumer viewpoint?

Question 14

Warning consumers about the possible side effects of pharmaceutical drugs is an example of consumer protection against:

Question 15

Before deregulation, government agencies frequently:

Question 16

The practice of adapting the job to the worker is called:

Question 17

A reason for an increase in employee monitoring does not include:

Question 18

Employees in the United States have a legal right to:

Question 19

Which of the following is (are) true about Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)?

Question 20

The right to free speech is protected in the United States by the:

Question 21

Which of the following is not true about employee theft?

Question 22

Since the mid-1950s the proportion of American workers represented by unions has:

Question 23

A strong employer-employee relationship is central to:

Question 24

The leading cause of death on the job is due to:

Question 25

One important aspect of the new social contract is:

Question 26

Which of these statements accurately describe(s) the “gig” (or sharing) economy?

Question 27

Only after which of the following conditions is (are) met, should the whistle-blower go public?

Question 28

Where are workers not permitted to form independent unions?

Question 29

The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives workers the right to a job:

Question 30

Polygraph testing: