Ethics can probably be defined as doing what is right. Something that is wrong but not illegal is a good way to say that something is unethical. Usually something that is ethical is something that is legal, but not always. Something that is legal or within the law can also be wrong (or unethical). Our history is full of instances where something is legal but now considered unethical (or wrong). You get the idea.

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1. "If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing." was said by

A. Abraham Lincoln.
B. Barack Obama.
C. Henry Kravis.
D. Albert Einstein.

2. Robert J. Stevens sets the tone of ethics and values for his entire organization by

A. Communicating clearly his expectations and values by leading by example.
B. Emulating a standard of excellence in behavior each day.
C. Finding examples of employees across the workplace of employees who have taken an action very much admired.
D. All of the above.

3. According to Sandra Barbour, you need to do a test where you ask "Would I do this if I knew that I wouldn't get caught?"

4. One action by one employee can distort the contribution of 135,000 employees so part of the communication on ethics includes

A. The question "Do you want to be the person who would taint the reputation of all these colleagues whom we admire and trust?"
B. Who will be the first to taint the company?
C. Identifying potential ethics violators.
D. All of the above.

5. The CEOs in Dilbert Ethics went golfing to discuss

A. Taxes being too darn high.
B. Which company should win the government bids.
C. Nurturing and diversity.
D. Networking with other executives on the golf course.

6. Dilbert's office associates were discussing

A. Making a fortune from special interest groups.
B. Destroying the integrity of the democratic voting system.
C. Ethical consequences of manipulating the voting results for own evil purposes without ever being detected.
D. All of the above.

7. The lobbyist were concerned about Dilbert and their goal was to

A. Find a way to influence Dilbert without money.
B. Teach Dilbert to use his creativity.
C. Give Dilbert money in return for the internet voting network system.
D. None of the above.

8. Dilbert was immune to the lobbyists' inducements.

9. The PG&E representative was only authorized to offer

A. $150,000.
B. $250,000.
C. $20,000,000.
D. $28,000,000,000.

10. The PG&E representative alerted Mr. Maseri that he needed to remember that they were against PG&E whom is a multi-billion dollar corporation. 

True False

11. How many know plaintiffs had a case against PG&E?

A. More than 400.
B. Less than 400.
C. 250.
D. 350.

12. According to Erin, the affected people don't dream about being rich, they

A. Dream about to not having to worry about health complications because of the polluted water.
B. Dream about not having their spine deteriate because of the polluted water.
C. Dream about being able to watch their kids swim in a pool without worrying that they will have a bysectorectomy by the age of 20 because of the polluted water.
D. All of the above.

13. According to Erin, the people affected by the polluted water may not be the most sophisticated people and they don't know how to divide. 

True False

14. In the meeting, Erin stated that the water that Ms. Sanchez was about to drink came from the polluted area especially for them.

True False

15. The reason that the lady was sure Hexavalent chromium was not toxic was because

A. Her doctor had told her that it was not poisonous.
B. The guys from PG&E told her that is was fine.
C. Both A and B above.
D. None of the above.

16. According to the "Business Ethics" video, when a business acts ethically, it will

A. Lose money but that is the price of acting ethically.
B. Perform better.
C. Be regarded by the government for acting ethically.
D. Have tax incentives for acting ethically.

17. According the "Business Ethics" video, Steve has a huge dilemma because

A. He is not legally obligated to tell the customer about the possibilities of cancer in the pill.
B. He could choose to tell the buyer that the pills have a possibility of cancer as a moral thing to do.
C. There is no right or wrong answer and his beliefs would determine what he needs to do.
D. All of the above.

18. According to the "Business Ethics" video, since the pills are legally allowed to be sold, Steve does not have to say anything and thus since something is legal it means it is moral.

True False

19. The video clip "Business Ethics" states that Steve should not sell the diet pills because they are cancerous.

True False

20. According the the "Business Ethics" video, the company should decide not to sell cigarettes to minors in other countries because

A. It is illegal.
B. More people will start smoking and in turn more people could die of cancer.
C. Although it will save their jobs, doing so is morally wrong.
D. None of the above.

21. In the "Business Ethics" video clip about hooking younger people to smoking, they will convey their message by

A. Advertising.
B. Lobbying to lower the smoking age.
C. Protesting to congress about changing smoking laws.
D. Becoming international.

22. In the "Business Ethics" video clip, Mike, the accountant, is asked by the manager to pretend the sales from the January 1st, happened December 31 to make the company appear better to investors. This act is better described as

A. A minor detail.
B. Unethical.
C. Illegal.
D. A smart move.

23. In the "Business Ethics" video clip, Mike will help the company

A. Appear better to investors.
B. Increase profits.
C. Increase stock prices.
D. All of the above.

24. Accounting errors and purposely manipulating of books are misrepresentations of the company. An investor who wants to buy stock would see a large volume of sales and decide to buy the stock. Once someone notices something is wrong, or an accountant "blows the whistle" on the company,

A. The stock prices would likely plunge.
B. Any investor who owns stock with that company would lose most, if not all, of their money.
C. Both A and B above.
D. Any investor who owns stock with that company will receive a full liquidation of whatever is left of the company.

25. The CEO did not want the company "Monsters Inc." to die so in his effort to save it he

A. Made everyone in the company work overtime.
B. Started kidnapping children to extract scare energy.
C. Was faced with the challenge of getting Boo back home.
D. Kept Boo from being captured by the Child Detection Agency.

26. Mike and Sully's actions of "whistleblowing" were brought about by 

A. An incident simulation that involved the CEO.
B. Turning the CEO over to the Child Detection Agency.
C. Framing the CEO to cover his tracks.
D. Banishing the CEO from Monster City.

27. The CEO said he "would do anything" to keep his company from going under because

A. His company does a good service for the Monster City community.
B. His company has been in his family for generations.
C. He wanted to produce more energy by harming the child.
D. None of the above.

28. By "anything" the CEO meant building a "Scare Extractor" and plotting to kidnap children to extract more energy.  

True False

29. Monsters Inc. was being closed down due to

A. A quality control incident.
B. The production of too much energy.
C. Many children being too scared.
D. Parents complaining about their kids being scared.

30. The CEO would kidnap a thousand children before he would let his company die.

True False

31. Many are saying that Jerry Brown is making a big fuss of a little problem with the State Street miscalculating the banking rate to

A. Punish the purpretraters.
B. Build publicity for a shot at his third term in the governor's office.
C. Teach people to be more ethical.
D. Not let companies abuse their investors.

32. According to Andrew Ross insider trading is

A. Trading on information that is not public or should be privately held.
B. An opportunity for a company to sell their stock to another company.
C. Trading on information that is public.
D. Companies trading their equipment for other like equipment.

33. According to Andrew Ross, somebody who was associated with Google passed information to a go-between about Google's quarterly earnings and as a result

A. They shorted the stock and made $9,000,000 out of shorting the stock.
B. This is not an example of insider trading.
C. They penalized Google $9,000,000 for shorting the stock.
D. None of the above.

34. A hedge fund can play with the stock one way or another and take action depending on which way they think it is going to go.   

True False

35. Hedge funds are in the business of getting as much insider information as quickly as possible to make their move.

True False

36. The first stocks that we know about to be subject to insider trading were

A. Sun Micro Devices.
B. Gallyon.
C. PolyComm.
D. Google.

37.  According to Professor Sally Baack, crossing the line happens when

A. You are transparent with what you are doing.
B. Something is hidden, lied about or there is not full disclosure.
C. Behavior does not give the investor the opportunity to understand the potential consequences associated with that risk.
D. The employer asks the accountant (for instance) to inflate the figures on financial statements.

38. According to Professor Sally Baack, the elements of ethics include

A. Individual aspect of ethics.
B. The responsibility of the organization in terms of ethics.
C. Both A and B above.
D. A free market system.

39. According to Professor Sally Baack, ethics

A. Needs to come from the top.
B. Must start with individual employees.
C. Is following the law.
D. Is a concept that is different for everyone involved.

40. According to Professor Sally Baack, the leader of an organization needs to

A. Set the tone.
B. Set the values.
C. Live the values and create an environment where ethical questions can be examined.
D. All of the above.

41. According to President Barack Obama, the line between campaign contributions and a bribe was really thin.

42. According to President Barack Obama, for the first time we've made sure that lobbyist who bundled money have to

A. List where they are getting the money from.
B. List what kind of endorsement they are funneling the funds to.
C. Both A and B above.
D. None of the above.

43. President Barack Obama has worked with republicans to pass a "Google for Government" bill that

A. Will help government search the internet at a faster speed.
B. Essentially provides a searchable database that the American people and investigative journalists can track every single dollar of federal spending that is taking place.
C. Will build bridges to nowhere.
D. Will repair the bridges that need to be built.

44. The Obama Administration has been pushing to reform the earmarks process for corporal spending to

A. Give government more access to federal funds.
B. Make it more transparent and be done in the light of day instead of the shadows of committee.
C. Allow government to allocate money to the communities in a more efficient way.
D. None of the above.

45. The Obama Administration will make sure that lobbyists be more transparent by having them meet in public.

46. According to President Barack Obama, real change in America always happens from the top down.