1) About % of people working in the
United States belong to unions.
A) 5
B) 12
C) 20
D) 45
E) 62
Answer: B
2) One of the earliest unions in the United States, the
Knights of Labor, was formed by a group of .
A) coal miners
B) tailors
C) carpenters
D) railroad workers
E) printers
Answer: B
3) Who was responsible for forming the
American Federation of Labor in 1886?
A) Samuel Gompers
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Frederick Taylor
D) George Meany
E) Alexander
Hamilton Answer: A
4) Which of the following was the primary goal of
the American Federation of Labor?
A) achieving political reform
B) gaining a higher social status
C) addressing immigrant labor
D) improving work conditions
E) creating labor
legislation Answer: D
5) Which of the following best explains why
union membership has fallen since the 1970s?
A) Legislation provides workers with protections
that were once exclusive to unions.
B) Union members earn less on average compared
to non-union members.
C) Union membership is too expensive for most
blue collar workers.
D) Foreign-owned manufacturers will not hire
union members.
E) Unions are considered largely
ineffectual. Answer: A
6) Which of the following is a false statement
about union membership?
A) Union members work in both blue-collar and
white- collar industries.
B) Insurance plan benefits are better for union
workers than for nonunion workers.
C) Union members have better long-term
disability benefits than non-union workers do.
D) Union workers receive more holidays and
unpaid leave than nonunion workers do.
E) Employers prefer nonunion workers, so they
pay them higher wages than union members.
Answer: E
7) Which of the following was part of the New Deal
and made union organization easier?
A) Fair Labor Standards Act
B) National Industrial Recovery Act
C) National Labor Relations Act
D) Occupational Safety and Health Act
E) Labor Management Relations
Act Answer: B
8) Which of the following best describes the closed
shop form of union security?
A) A company can hire nonunion people if they agree
to join the union.
B) Union members receive higher wages than
nonunion employees.
C) Employees who do not belong to the union
are required to pay dues.
D) Union members receive preferential treatment
in hiring.
E) A company can hire only union
members. Answer: E
9) The form of union security means that
the company can hire only union members.
A) closed shop
B) union shop
C) agency shop
D) preferential shop
E) maintenance of
membership Answer: A