Engineering Ethics Quiz

Which professional role views the engineer as a heroic redeemer of society from poverty and inefficiency?

• Guardian

• Savior

• Bureaucratic Servant

• Social Servant

The Bureaucratic Servant role emphasizes:

• Independent decision-making

• Loyalty to organization and management directives

• Shaping societal decisions

• Promoting humanitarian causes

Which role balances between being neither servant nor master but a strategic player in the economic environment?

• Game Player

• Social Catalyst

• Social Servant

• Guardian

The Guardian role of engineers emphasizes:

• Protecting consumer rights

• Steering technological development responsibly

• Playing by corporate economic rules

• Rejecting management control

Which ethical theory is primarily consequence-based?

• Rights Ethics

• Virtue Ethics

• Utilitarianism

• Duty Ethics

Act-utilitarianism differs from Rule-utilitarianism because it:

• Focuses on general principles

• Evaluates each situation individually

• Avoids injustice in all cases

• Aligns with codes of ethics only

The Golden Mean concept in Virtue Ethics was proposed by:

• Kant

• Aristotle

• John Locke

• David Ross

Which duty, according to David Ross, requires making amends for harm caused?

• Fidelity

• Reparation

• Gratitude

• Beneficence

The ethical approach that stresses respect for human entitlements is:

• Duty Ethics

• Rights Ethics

• Virtue Ethics

• Utilitarianism

The Right of Conscientious Refusal allows engineers to:

• Reject personal commitments

• Refuse unethical or illegal tasks

• Prioritize profits over safety

• Delegate responsibilities freely