FCS 3400
Privacy Quiz
Print off the following quiz and answer the questions to the best of
your knowledge. Bring the quiz to class and we'll discuss the questions
and answers. If you have any questions on the topics below, write the
questions down and bring them with you to class.
1.
Anyone who works in a department store or credit card company can look
up your credit records
a. true
b. false
2. If a mistake gets into your credit
file, it’s almost impossible to correct it.
a. true
b. false
3. When you owe money, people can call
you at home or work anytime to try to collect it.
a. true
b. false
4. There are many different computer
files about everybody in the country.
a. true
b. false
5. The information on a birth
certificate, marriage license, driver’s license, voter registration card and in
medical records is public knowledge; anybody can get copies.
a. true
b. false
6. Many companies have policies that
protect the privacy of their customers, some don’t.
a. true
b. false
7. You always have the legal right to
ask people why they need the information before you answer a question.
a. true
b. false
8. Records of telephone calls in and out
of a house are public, not private.
a. true
b. false
9. The government protects your right to
privacy.
a. true
b. false
10. The information you give one company
can be used to make a mailing list for other companies.
a. true
b. false
11. People can check your credit file if
you are applying for a job, insurance, credit or renting an apartment.
a. true
b. false
12. If you want to get a copy of your
credit file, all you have to do is ask for it.
a. true
b. false