Anti-Harassment Training for California

Managers Quiz
1. What impacts do you think harassment can have on an organization? Select all that apply
a. Psychological effects
b. Economic effects
c. Backlash
d. Lost productivity
e. Victim blaming
f. Loss of morale
g. A poor work environment
2. If you were the target of harassment from your supervisor, what would you do? Select all that
apply
a. Try to ignore it
b. Document the details of what happened
c. Tell your supervisor firmly to stop and this behavior is not okay
d. Find a different job
e. Don’t report it- that’s too much embarrassment
f. Report it
3. Harassment impacts everyone at the organization negatively, even those who aren’t involved.
a. True
b. False
4. What are the characteristics that qualify a situation as harassment? Select all that apply
a. A reasonable person in the same situation would find it offensive.
b. It’s unwanted.
c. Either sexual conduct or a protected class is always involved.
5. Which is an example of Quid Pro Quo?
a. Your manager constantly makes innuendos that you find very uncomfortable
b. Your manager threatens to get you fired if you withhold sexual favors
6. Which best describes secondhand harassment?
a. When someone in a position of power requires sexual favors or submission to sexual
conduct from someone else
b. Harassment committed by any harasser that is not an employee at your organization
c. Harassment by overhearing or seeing obscenities directed at someone else or losing an
opportunity due to someone else experiencing quid pro quo
7. What are good guidelines to follow for acceptable behavior? Select all that apply
a. Be aware that you may have insecurities or biases that could affect how you treat
people
b. If you’re not offended by it, everyone else will probably be fine
c. It’s okay to make judging and hurtful comments about a coworker’s protected class if
that person is easygoing and knows you’re joking
d. Be willing to learn from your coworkers what their boundaries are
e. If the workplace as a group demonstrates certain behavior, it must be acceptable
 f. It’s okay to call a coworker sexy if you just mean it as a compliment and you’re not
trying to seduce them
8. What’s the best thing you can do if you accidentally offend someone?
a. Apologize and try to understand that person’s perspective so that you won’t cause
offense again
b. Argue that you did nothing wrong: it was just an accident and some people are too
sensitive
c. Pretend it never happened
9. What are some good guidelines for responding to harassment as a bystander? Select all that
apply
a. Let the harasser know the behavior is unacceptable
b. Report it
c. Tell everyone in the workplace about the harasser’s behavior so they can help watch the
situation
10. If you’re harassed by the person you would normally report to, you should:
a. Quit
b. Report the harassment to that person
c. Report the harassment to your coworker
d. Report the harassment to a different person who has the authority to act
11. What potential psychological effects might a target of harassment suffer from? Select all that
apply
a. Feeling powerless, helpless, or out of control
b. Anxiety and/or panic attacks
c. Withdrawal and isolation
d. Difficulty concentrating
e. Feeling betrayed and/or violated
f. Fatigue or loss of motivation
g. Loss of confidence and self-esteem
h. Sleeplessness
i. Depression
j. Shame or guilt
12. When you report harassment, you can expect:
a. Complete confidentiality
b. As much confidentiality as possible
c. No confidentiality
13. What if you’re not sure a behavior is abusive or not? Select all that apply
a. Wait and see if it gets worse
b. Keep a record of the behavior just in case
c. Talk to the person and try to figure out if there’s a problem or not
d. Voice your concern to management
14. What are the consequences of an abusive working environment on the workplace as a whole?
a. Greater productivity with stress as a motivator
b. Lower morale
c. Higher turnover
 d. None: Abusive conduct only affects the person being abused
15. Which are qualities of abusive conduct? Select all that apply
a. It only counts as abusive behavior if someone makes a complaint
b. It must be repeated
c. It must be directed at a specific person instead of being general
d. It’s either threatening or humiliating or it sabotages a person’s work performance
e. It’s the same thing as harassment
16. Which are examples of abusive conduct (if repeated)? Select all that apply
a. A debate over how to best handle a work task or goal
b. Deliberately setting someone up for failure
c. Making rude, degrading, or offensive remarks
d. When a supervisor tells an employee that an aspect of their work could use
improvement
e. Stressful conditions created by strict professional standards
f. Physically or verbally intimidating someone
g. Bantering with a coworker who is not offended
17. If you’re the target of abusive behavior, what should you do? Select all that apply
a. Nothing- just accept it as part of the job
b. Get revenge
c. Report it
d. Document the details of what happened, who witnessed it, and any additional evidence
18. What should you do if the abusive person is your supervisor?
a. You have no other option except to quit your job
b. You still have to report the behavior to the abusive supervisor
c. Report the abusive behavior to someone else who has the authority to help you, such as
a different supervisor or someone in HR
19. Which of the following are good de-escalation techniques? Select all that apply
a. Allow yourself to become very emotionally involved
b. Listen and rephrase what you hear the other person saying
c. Focus on problem-solving rather than winning
d. Dominate the conversation and gain the upper hand
e. If you start to feel unsafe, try to obtain help from management rather than handling this
alone
20. What are some methods you can use to reduce abusive conduct in your workplace? Select all
that apply
a. Report abuse
b. Speak up to defend others if you see them being abused
c. Refuse to take part in destructive workplace gossip
d. Deal with conflicts appropriately so they don’t escalate
e. There’s nothing you can do
Answer Key
1. a, b, c, d, e, f, g
2. b, c, f
3. a
4. a, b, c
5. b
6. c
7. a, d
8. a
9. a, b
10. d
11. a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j
12. b
13. a, b, c, d- any are acceptable answers
14. b, c
15. b, d
16. b, c, f
17. c, d
18. c
19. b, c, e
20. a, b, c, d