Answer Options:
True
\nFalse
Answer: False
Question: All of the following statements about political appointments are true except:
Answer Options:
A. they have been called the “coinage” of the federal government
\nB. they are sometimes appointed as a reward for campaign contributions or other political favors
\nC. they will probably retain their position for a brief time compared to career civil servants
\nD. career civil servants sometimes impair their wishes
\nE. their major source of authority is the case with which they can fire civil servants
Answer: E. their major source of authority is the case with which they can fire civil servants
Question: Negative political campaign lies likely could have the effect of:
Answer Options:
A. more honest campaigning.
\nB. curtailing free speech and political strife.
\nC. a flurry of lawsuits every election year.
\nD. Both B and C.
\nE. All of the above.
Answer: B. curtailing free speech and political strife.
Question: In what way is a communication climate unlike the weather?
Answer Options:
Climates are shared by everyone within them.
\nCommunication climates can change over time.
\nA relationship can be overcast at one time and sunny at another.
\nPeople can change their communication climates.
Answer: People can change their communication climates.
Question: The Controller of a hospital typically reports to the:
Answer Options:
A. chief auditor.
\nB. internal executive officer.
\nC. treasurer.
Answer: A. chief auditor.
Question: In a healthy body, cells will attempt to prevent the inheritance of faulty genes.
Answer Options:
A. True
\nB. False
Answer: A. True
Question: Which of the following is a type of printmaking in which the artist transfers ink to paper from grooves cut into a metal plate (the opposite of relief printing)?
Answer Options:
Intaglio
\nDry Media
\nPlanographic Process
\nSilkscreening
Answer: Intaglio
Question: Executive orders have been used to:
Answer Options:
A. implement affirmative action regulations.
\nB. reorganize the White House hierarchy.
\nC. fight the war on terrorism.
\nD. raise fuel efficiency standards of cars and trucks.
\nE. All of the above are true.
Answer: E. All of the above are true.
Question: A physician who believes a medical error occurred due to _____ may be making a fundamental attribution error.
Answer Options:
A. poor communication on the unit.
\nB. inappropriate labs.
\nC. not checking the unit’s medication records.
\nD. under medical directives.
\nE. nurse negligence.
Answer: E. nurse negligence.
Question: In the winner-take-all system:
Answer Options:
A. the candidate who gets the most votes wins.
\nB. one must get a majority of votes cast to win.
\nC. seats are allocated on a proportional basis.
\nD. only parties receiving more than 5 percent of the vote are allocated seats.
\nE. a party must have competed in a previous election to be placed on the ballot.
Answer: A. the candidate who gets the most votes wins.
Question: Which one of the following units is used by food scientists to measure food energy?
Answer Options:
A. Degrees
\nB. Kilograms
\nC. Grams
\nD. Moles
\nE. Kilocalories
Answer: E. Kilocalories
Question: Opportunity costs include all of the following, except:
Answer Options:
A. time.
\nB. money spent.
\nC. breaking a leg.
\nD. the perceived value.
Answer: C. breaking a leg.
Question: At which of the following time periods of life is one likely to see a peak in grip strength, cardiac output, maximum oxygen uptake, and bone density?
Answer Options:
A. Teens
\nB. 20s
\nC. 50s
Answer: B. 20s