$12)$Please answer the question: Quotas can $\_\_\_\_\_$be used to accomplish Affirmative Action goals. $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$ always

B$)$ sometimes

C$)$ rarely

D$)$ never

$13)$Please answer the questions below from the given scenario: An individual pretends that they are an employment law attorney. The individual are interviewing a client who has encountered racial discrimination in his workplace. He asks the individual about the proper steps to follow in cases of workplace harassment. A$)$ What should his next steps be$?$ B$)$ Should he contact a state agency, a federal agency, or proceed to court first? $(**$Please detail the options and procedures available to the employee in a well$-$written paragraph$).$

$14)$Please answer the question: The first step of the McDonnell Douglas Framework $($also know as the "burden$-$shifting" framework$)$ requires plaintiffs to establish a prime facie case. This means plaintiffs must show $\_\_\_\_\_(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$ the employee was qualified, the employer ignored the qualifications, someone less qualified got the job, and then the employee got fired.

B$)$ they are part of a protected class, qualified for the job, suffered an adverse employment action, and that the action occurred under circumstances suggesting discrimination.

C$)$ the employer had specific discriminatory intent, the employee was fired without cause, and the employee has proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

D$)$ None of these things spell out the requirements of a prima facie case.