Practice Test #3

The questions on this practice test are drawn from the same bank from which I will draw the multiple guess portion of your third exam. When you feel you have mastered the material in Unit 3, take this practice exam. A score less than desired indicates that further study is warranted.
 
1. The smallest occupational category consists of
A. office workers
B. agricultural workers
C. manufacturing workers
D. service workers

 
2. Work in the secondary labor market is frequently found in
A. assembly plants
B. restaurant chains
C. government bureaucracies
D. public utilities

 
3. Your instructor (F. Elwell) argues that continued economic growth may not increase the number of high pay/high prestige jobs because
A. high-tech has eliminated middle level management jobs
B. corporations often use capital for mergers
C. high-tech stretches professional labor
D. all of the above

 
4. Your instructor (F. Elwell) argues that a US "post industrial" society is a myth because:
A. it assumes a strong manufacturing base is not essential to a healthy national economy
B. it is highly dependent on low pay/low prestige jobs in the service sector
C. only a small minority enjoy the high status and income of "post industrial" occupations
D. all of the above

 
5. Which of the following statement BEST describes the trend in jobs in the past century?
A. There has been a shift from goods-producing to service jobs.
B. There has been a dramatic rise in the number of independent business people
C. There has been a dramatic shift from public-sector to private-sector jobs
D. The educational requirements for most jobs have decreased dramatically

 
6. In which of the following situations is a worker most likely to feel alienated?
A. working in groups whose tasks involve teamwork
B. building a cabinet
C. working on an assembly line
D. designing a building

 
7. In the primary sector of the dual labor market, employment tends to be
A. stable
B. seasonal
C. non unionized
D. nonproductive

 
8. Which segment of the dual labor market has a disproportionate number of women and other minorities?
A. the sexual services segment
B. the primary segment
C. the manual segment
D. the secondary segment

 
9. The fastest job growth (in terms of absolute numbers) has been in
A. agriculture
B. manufacturing
C. service
D. high-tech

 
10. Males between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four commit most of the
A. white-collar crimes
B. organized crimes
C. crimes of violence
D. semi-professional crime

 
11. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons white collar criminals receive more lenient treatment than other criminals?
A. high status on the part of the offender
B. their ability to hire the best lawyers
C. only a few people are injured by white collar crime
D. their power to conceal previous offenses

 
12. Which of the following is NOT true about the demographic characteristics of those people arrested for crimes in the US?
A. women's liberation has reduced the number of females arrested for street crime
B. young people are arrested for a disproportionate amount of street crime
C. a disproportionate amount of violent crime is committed by America's underclass
D. far higher proportion of the population commit violent crimes in the US compared to other industrialized societies

 
13. Which of the following is NOT an example of a victimless crime?
A. prostitution
B. drug addiction
C. embezzlement
D. vagrancy

 
14. Victimization surveys have shown that:
A. the overall crime rate has been exaggerated by the media
B. the overall rate of serious crime is between two and three times higher than the reported crime index
C. the overall crime rate is actually much less than the reported crime rate
D. crimes against property are much more likely to be reported than any other type of crime

 
15. Juvenile status offenses are
A. acts that would not be illegal if they were performed by adults
B. property crimes committed by juveniles
C. crimes by juveniles against upper class people
D. all acts of delinquency adjudicated by juvenile court

 
16. According to many, ___________________is so crucial to the profitability of organized crime, it is questionable whether or not organized crime could exist without it.
A. corporate crime
B. prostitution
C. political corruption
D. drugs

 
17. A major criticism of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports is:
A. that they are filled with sampling bias
B. the lack of uniformity in reporting by crime agencies
C. they tend to reflect the political biases of the time
D. they do not include victimless crime

 
18. Most murderers
A. are hardened criminals
B. have mental problems
C. have low intelligence
D. have no previous criminal record

 
19. A criminal who is returned to prison after having served at least one term there is called:
A. a recidivist
B. a hard-timer
C. a straight-timer
D. an incorrigible

 
20. Violations of the law that cause no physical harm to anyone but the offenders themselves are called by some:
A. primary deviance
B. secondary deviance
C. victimless crimes
D. white-collar crimes

 
21. The probability that a person who commits a crime will be arrested, tried, and sent to prison is:
A. above 75 percent
B. about 50 percent
C. approximately 15 percent
D. below 5 percent

 
22. According to the class presentation, organized crime gains the most revenue from
A. gambling
B. extortion
C. murder for hire
D. prostitution

 
23. White-collar crimes
A. tend to be judged by the same criteria as other crimes once they reach the courts
B. are primarily committed by the upwardly mobile
C. are punished more severely than other types of crime in America
D. rarely come to the attention of the criminal justice system

 
24. The type of crime that encompasses a wide range of activities such as fraud, embezzlement, and political crime is referred to as
A. government crime
B. white-collar crime
C. professional crime
D. public crime

 
25. Which of the following age groups account for the largest share of street crime?
A. 11-15 years
B. 15-30 years
C. 30-45 years
D. 45 years and above

 

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