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Which term is used to describe the characteristic of white collar crimes characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust?

  • Home mortgage
  • Ensuring integrity (correct)
  • Investment banking
  • Leadership ethics

What is the main focus of the book 'Success through Ethics: Business Integrity as Profiled by a Retired FBI Agent'?

  • Leadership ethics (correct)
  • Ensuring integrity
  • The criminal landscape
  • Hiring ethical people

Which term is used to describe the act of hiring individuals who have a strong moral compass and adhere to ethical standards?

  • Home mortgage
  • Leadership ethics
  • Hiring ethical people (correct)
  • Ensuring integrity

What is the main topic discussed in the section titled 'The Criminal Landscape'?

<p>White collar crimes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Raj Rajaratnam found guilty of?

<p>Insider trading (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who accepted a $25,000 bribe?

<p>Vincent Tabone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Gallup Poll, which profession had the highest percentage of people rating their honesty and ethical standards as high or very high?

<p>Clergy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which intelligence is NOT mentioned as one of the criminal intelligences?

<p>Knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which committee was Charles Rangel the chairman of?

<p>House Ways and Means Committee (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the painting by Picasso mentioned in the text?

<p>Le Rêve (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the former governor of South Carolina mentioned in the text?

<p>Mark Sanford (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the common factor among Connecticut Governor, New Jersey Governor, and New York Governor?

<p>Power Tie (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who said, 'What's really at the core of our problem isn't one politician, but this notion of a culture of corruption...we've been disappointed so many times'?

<p>Patrick Collins Director of commission to end a pattern of corruption in Illinois (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many Illinois Governors have gone to prison?

<p>Four (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was found in shoe boxes in Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell's residence when he died?

<p>$800,000 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the possible solution to overcome the power of self-justification?

<p>Humility (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a short term perspective that can lead to unethical behavior?

<p>Self justification (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Robert Courtney apologize for in his statement to the court?

<p>Committing inordinate crimes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who said, 'I felt we were so addicted to quarterly earnings, we were selling our future earnings potential to make the numbers.'

<p>Andrew Fastow (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did witnesses suggest about the culture at General Motors (GM)?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who defrauded bankers and ranchers in a $160 million cattle scam?

<p>Both George Young and Kathleen McConnell (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who said 'I learned one thing in Watergate: It was rationalized illegal behavior.'?

<p>Chuck Colson (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did The Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz write a book titled?

<p>On Being a Happy, Healthy, and Ethical Member of an Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unethical Profession (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who said 'Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.'?

<p>Gordon Gekko (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which state's governor is mentioned in the text?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the color of the jacket mentioned in the text?

<p>Light Blue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main message of the text?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the Watergate crisis begin?

<p>March 7, 2008 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the suggested solution to establish a culture of ethics and high integrity?

<p>Both A and B (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the acronym RICE stand for?

<p>Respect, Integrity, Community, Excellence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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