OpenStax Business Ethics Test Bank
Chapter 5: The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics
Chapter 5: The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice/Fill in the Blank
1. Which of the following terms refers to the process by which humans learn the rules, customs,
skills, and values to participate in a society?
A. acculturation
B. enculturation*
C. culture
D. norms and values
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACSB: Ethics
2. Businesses that wish to achieve the dual goal of human flourishing and responsible profits
should model which ethical behavior?
A. humanity in ethics
B. code of ethics
C. humanistic business model*
D. business values
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACSB: Ethics
3. Which intellectual, emotional, and social human trait affects all decision-making, including
ethical decisions?
A. self-awareness
B. values
C. bias*
D. attitude
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Ethics
4. Which of the following describes the difference between enculturation and acculturation?
A. Enculturation refers specifically to the cultural transmission and socialization process that
stems from cultural exchange, whereas acculturation refers to the process by which humans learn
the rules, customs, skills, and values to participate in a society.
B. Enculturation refers to the process by which humans learn the rules, customs, skills, and
values to participate in a society, whereas acculturation refers specifically to the cultural
transmission and socialization process that stems from cultural exchange.*
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Chapter 5: The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics
C. Enculturation refers to the culture all humans are born with, regardless of their origin, whereas
acculturation refers to the process of humans learning what is considered appropriate behavior in
their surrounding cultures.
D. Enculturation refers to the process of humans learning what is considered appropriate
behavior in their surrounding cultures, whereas acculturation refers to the culture all humans are
born with, regardless of their origin.
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Analyze
AACSB: Analytical
5. Most business organizations hold three different kinds of beliefs about themselves. Which of
the following is not a belief that businesses hold?
A. the belief that identifies the purpose of business itself
B. the belief that defines the organization’s mission, within its purpose
C. the beliefs about themselves, drawn from their customs, language, history, religion, and ethics
D. the belief that business is not culturally neutral*
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACSB: Ethics
6. Which of the following definitions best describes consumerism?
A. the lifestyle characterized by the acquisition of goods and services*
B. the challenges of outsourcing production to lower costs and increase profits
C. the theory that global wealth is static and prosperity comes from wealth through extraction
D. the resistance to a culture or way of life emphasizing consumer goods
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACSB: Ethics
7. Besides culture, what is another major influence in the development of business ethics?
Select the best answer.
A. universal values
B. the passage of time*
C. cultural norms
D. code of ethics
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACSB: Ethics
8. Which of the following major historical periods did not shape business ethics?
A. the Middle Ages*
B. the age of mercantilism
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Chapter 5: The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics
Chapter 5: The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice/Fill in the Blank
1. Which of the following terms refers to the process by which humans learn the rules, customs,
skills, and values to participate in a society?
A. acculturation
B. enculturation*
C. culture
D. norms and values
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACSB: Ethics
2. Businesses that wish to achieve the dual goal of human flourishing and responsible profits
should model which ethical behavior?
A. humanity in ethics
B. code of ethics
C. humanistic business model*
D. business values
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACSB: Ethics
3. Which intellectual, emotional, and social human trait affects all decision-making, including
ethical decisions?
A. self-awareness
B. values
C. bias*
D. attitude
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Evaluate
AACSB: Ethics
4. Which of the following describes the difference between enculturation and acculturation?
A. Enculturation refers specifically to the cultural transmission and socialization process that
stems from cultural exchange, whereas acculturation refers to the process by which humans learn
the rules, customs, skills, and values to participate in a society.
B. Enculturation refers to the process by which humans learn the rules, customs, skills, and
values to participate in a society, whereas acculturation refers specifically to the cultural
transmission and socialization process that stems from cultural exchange.*
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, OpenStax Business Ethics Test Bank
Chapter 5: The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics
C. Enculturation refers to the culture all humans are born with, regardless of their origin, whereas
acculturation refers to the process of humans learning what is considered appropriate behavior in
their surrounding cultures.
D. Enculturation refers to the process of humans learning what is considered appropriate
behavior in their surrounding cultures, whereas acculturation refers to the culture all humans are
born with, regardless of their origin.
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Analyze
AACSB: Analytical
5. Most business organizations hold three different kinds of beliefs about themselves. Which of
the following is not a belief that businesses hold?
A. the belief that identifies the purpose of business itself
B. the belief that defines the organization’s mission, within its purpose
C. the beliefs about themselves, drawn from their customs, language, history, religion, and ethics
D. the belief that business is not culturally neutral*
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACSB: Ethics
6. Which of the following definitions best describes consumerism?
A. the lifestyle characterized by the acquisition of goods and services*
B. the challenges of outsourcing production to lower costs and increase profits
C. the theory that global wealth is static and prosperity comes from wealth through extraction
D. the resistance to a culture or way of life emphasizing consumer goods
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACSB: Ethics
7. Besides culture, what is another major influence in the development of business ethics?
Select the best answer.
A. universal values
B. the passage of time*
C. cultural norms
D. code of ethics
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACSB: Ethics
8. Which of the following major historical periods did not shape business ethics?
A. the Middle Ages*
B. the age of mercantilism
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