A situation where an employee must decide between keeping the job and complying with a supervisor's sexual demands is known as?

• A. Quid pro quo harassment
• B. Situational danger
• C. Defeminization
• D. Public and community

Answer: (A)

The situation tested is quid pro quo harassment, where a supervisor uses their power to demand sexual favors in exchange for a job benefit. If an employee must choose between keeping the job and complying with sexual demands, this coercive exchange is the hallmark of quid pro quo harassment. The key element is the conditional employment action tied to sexual behavior, which creates an explicit or implicit expectation that job outcomes depend on sex acts.

Other terms don’t fit the scenario: situational danger isn’t a standard harassment category, defeminization is unrelated to coercive workplace behavior, and public and community refers to broader social contexts rather than a supervisor–employee dynamic involving job consequences.