The third branch of Buddhism, __________, incorporates the first two branches along with some aspects of Hinduism; it emerged in Tibet in the seventh century.
a. Theravadin b. Vajrayana
c. Nirvana d. Mahayana
Question 2The grapevine spreads information (with varying degrees of accuracy) much faster than do official channels of communication, which tend to be slow and unresponsive. The grapevine is an example of:
a. casual nature. b. informal structure.
c. rules and regulations. d. hierarchy of authority.
Question 3Two players on a professional sports team are best friends it so happens that one player is white and the other is African American. According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, these players are __________.
a. unprejudiced nondiscriminators
b. unprejudiced discriminators
c. prejudiced nondiscriminators
d. prejudiced discriminators
Question 4Overcoming desire can be accomplished through the Eightfold Path to Nirvana. This path is a way of living that avoids extremes of indulgence and suggests that a person can live in the world but not be worldly. This principle is part of the Four Noble Truths practiced in __________ Buddhism.
a. Theravadin b. Vajrayana
c. Tibetan d. Mahayana
Question 5An organization's_____is composed of those aspects of participants' day-to-day activities and interactions that ignore, bypass, or do not correspond with the official rules and procedures of the bureaucracy.
a. other face b. work culture
c. informal structure d. casual nature
Question 6According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, __________ are not personally prejudiced and do not discriminate against others.
a. prejudiced discriminators
b. unprejudiced nondiscriminators
c. prejudiced nondiscriminators
d. unprejudiced discriminators
Question 7_____Buddhism is centered in Japan, China, and Korea and primarily focuses on meditation and the Four Noble Truths.
a. Nirvana b. Theravadin
c. Mahayana d. Vajrayana