Ashford University BUS 311 Week 5 Quiz

Grade Details - All Questions
 1. Question : A financial planner's unreasonably excessive buying or selling of securities to generate commissions is known as:

  Student Answer:   unauthorized trading

     fraud or misrepresentation

      churning

     failure or delay in processing

 2. Question : A plaintiff must establish all of the following in order to be successful in proving the defendant's negligence in a product liability lawsuit except:

  Student Answer:   proximate cause

     duty

      intention

      breach

 3. Question : The charter of the United Nations expressly allows trade sanctions and embargoes.

  Student Answer:     True

     False
 4. Question : A hazardous condition that exists throughout an entire product line is a:

  Student Answer:   failure to warn

      design defect

     inherent hazard

     product flaw
 5. Question : The restrictions some countries place on the number and kinds of products that may enter their nation in order to maintain a positive balance of trade is known as:

  Student Answer:   tariffs

      quota systems

     trade sanctions

     boycotts
 6. Question : Sulfur emissions cause pollutants to be discharged into the atmosphere and result in:

  Student Answer:   the greenhouse effect

      acid rain

     ozone depletion

     chlorofluorocarbons
 7. Question : The federal agency responsible for the safety of automobiles sold in the United States is the:

  Student Answer:    NHTSA

     CPSC

     FDA

     EPA
 8. Question : Businesses that create pollution may be required to pay a fine, however they cannot be found liable for negligence.

  Student Answer:     True

      False

 9. Question : Psychiatrists who learn from a patient that he or she intends to do harm to another has the legal responsibility to the patient to maintain confidentiality and cannot disclose such information to authorities.

  Student Answer:    True

      False

 10. Question : The phase of drug testing that the safety and effectiveness of the drug is evaluated in trials involving a great number of people is:

  Student Answer:   Phase I

     Phase II

      Phase III

     Phase IV
 11. Question : Damage to the ozone layer in the atmosphere is cause by:

  Student Answer:   the greenhouse effect

     acid rain

     space junk

      chlorofluorocarbons

 12. Question : When a host country mandates that at least partial ownership of a foreign company be sold to local citizens or companies prior to the foreign company's conducting business within the host country's borders, it is called:

  Student Answer:   confiscation

      expropriation

     exclusion

      domestication
 13. Question : Pursuant to the Clean Air Act, a standard which serves to protect human life and health is a:

  Student Answer:   secondary standard

     principal standard

     derived standard

      primary standard

 14. Question : A financial planner's intentional or negligent misstatement or non-disclosure of a material fact relating to an investment is known as:

  Student Answer:   unauthorized trading

      fraud or misrepresentation

     churning

     failure or delay in processing

 15. Question : A physician can be found to be negligent for any of the following except:

  Student Answer:   failure to order appropriate tests

     failure to prescribe appropriate medications

     failure to render an accurate prognosis

      failure to treat all patients equally

 16. Question : Countries that enact laws prohibiting trade with specific countries are said to be using:

  Student Answer:   tariffs

     quota systems

      trade sanctions

      boycotts
 17. Question : To help allay costs in addressing environmentally scarred land CERCLA created a fund known as the:

  Student Answer:   Toxic Waste Trust Fund

      Superfund

      Hazardous Substance Trust Fund

     Environmental Cleanup Fund
 18. Question : A professional's improper or immoral conduct in the performance of his or her duties through carelessness or lack of knowledge is considered to be:

  Student Answer:   misbehavior

      malpractice

     misdemeanor

     misconduct

 19. Question : In a product liability lawsuit, the plaintiff must show that the defendant either acted improperly, or failed to act.

  Student Answer:     True

     False

 20. Question : When a host country takes title to all of the assets of a foreign company and provides compensation to the owners of the foreign company, it is called:

  Student Answer:   confiscation

      expropriation

     exclusion

      domestication