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* 1. Contact Information

Name

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. What percent of NYC’s population is over 60?

12%

18%

20%

None of the above.

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* 3. What percentage of the NYC budget goes to Senior Services?

1.5%

.005%

None of the above.

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* 4. At what age do employers begin to boot their employees out of the workforce based on age?

None of the above.

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* 5. What law(s) prevent employers from hiring or firing someone based on age?

NYS Human Rights Law

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

EEOC Age Discrimination and Harassment Act

None of the Above

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* 6. Ageism not only shortens work longevity but holding negative stereotypes about later life has also been found to shorten life expectancy by:

10 years

7.5 years

5 years

2.5 years

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* 7. What company is being sued for the termination of 20,000 ‘grey heads’?

Facebook

IBM

Google

None of the above.

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* 8. What are positive stereotypes about older workers?

They have higher retention rates and lower absenteeism.

They are reliable, committed, and dedicated.

They have people-oriented and people-development skills, and make good mentors.

They are good leaders.

They are able to deal with change and have generic knowledge of other industries.

All of the above.

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* 9. Ageism is:

Stereotyping and discrimination on the basis of a person's age.

When someone assumes that we're "too old".

When someone assumes that we're "too young".

How people in power assign meaning to how we look.

All of the above.

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* 10. She/He looks great for their age is:

A compliment because it makes people feel good about looking old.

Offensive because the compliment justifies ageism.

Ridiculous because why care how we look after age 70?

None of the above.

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. What percent of NYC’s population is over 60?

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* 3. What percentage of the NYC budget goes to Senior Services?﻿

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* 4. At what age do employers begin to boot their employees out of the workforce based on age?

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* 5. What law(s) prevent employers from hiring or firing someone based on age?

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* 6. Ageism not only shortens work longevity but holding negative stereotypes about later life has also been found to shorten life expectancy by:

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* 7. What company is being sued for the termination of 20,000 ‘grey heads’?

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* 8. What are positive stereotypes about older workers?

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* 9. Ageism is:

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* 10. She/He looks great for their age is:

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* 3. What percentage of the NYC budget goes to Senior Services?