Engineering Ethics Quiz

The first and foremost obligation of registered professional engineers is to...

• Their employer's welfare

• The publics welfare

• Their own welfare

• All of the above

A situation in which an engineer's loyalty and obligations may be compromised because of self interests is known as a...

• Concern of Interests

• Conceptual Issue

• Conflict of Interests

• International Rules

Which of the following is not an example of engineering ethics discussed in class today?

• Ford Pinto Safety

• Boston Molasses Disaster

• Theranos Legal Case

• Hyatt-Regency Collapse

Engineers should follow their professional code of ethics because...

• It provides a clear definition of what the public has a right to expect

• The public will trust engineers more if engineers have a code of ethics

• It helps them avoid legal problems, such as getting sued

• It raises the image of the profession and gets engineers higher pay

A person's behavior is always ethical when one...

• Does what is best for their company or employer

• Does what is legal

• Has good intentions, no matter how things turn out

• Does what is best for everyone

The main purpose of the code of ethics is to...

• Conform to the tradition established by technical societies

• Confirm to the tradition established by other professions

• Improve the image of the engineering profession

• Protect the public

Which of the following reprehensible actions is clearly a conflict of interest?

• Making public statements that are not based on firm knowledge or conviction

• Accepting secret commissions from a supplier, to buy the suppliers product

• Failing to correct or report a situation that may endanger the public

• Sealing a drawing by an unlicensed person not under your direct supervision

Parking in a no parking zone to come to the aid of someone that is hurt is an example of an action that is...

• Legal and Moral

• Legal and Immoral

• Illegal and Immoral

• Illegal and Moral

The engineering society that represents individual engineering professional and licensed engineers is called the...

• Professional Engineering Society of America (PESA)

• Society of Ethical and Professional Engineers (SEPE)

• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)

• National Engineering Society (NES)

The first state to pass some form of engineering registration law was...

• Wyoming

• New York

• Montana

• Texas