Choose the best answer

For every right, there is almost always:

Select one:

A.

A fee

B.

An excuse

C.

A lawsuit

D.

An apology

E.

A duty

Engineering decisions have moral implications regarding which of the following general areas:

Select one:

A.

Safety

B.

Consumer usefulness

C.

Environmental protection

D.

All of the above

E.

A & C only

According to Introduction to Engineering Ethics, ethical relativism is false because

Select one:

A.

There is no consistency between global ethical systems.

B.

It interferes with the operation of the free market.

C.

Situational ethics was more of an excuse than a moral framework.

D.

It might excuse ethical horrors.

E.

.It is little more than a justification

Historically, U.S. Forest Service management decisions were based on the principle of the greatest good for the greatest number for the longest period of time. This is an example of which moral framework?

Select one:

A.

Rights ethics

B.

Duty ethics

C.

Utilitarianism

D.

Virtue ethics

E.

Ethical egoism

A fire in a newly-built refinery resulted in numerous deaths and serious injuries as well as extensive property damage. If you were asked to investigate the incident, which of the following questions are you not likely to ask?

Select one:

A.

Who had what authority?

B.

Who made decisions?

C.

Decisions were based on what information?

D.

How were risks managed?

E.

Did the refinery have sufficient liability insurance?

After her graduation from the University of Regina, Smith accepts a job as an engineer with Google. In her new position, Smith oversees the acquisition of proprietary encryption software intended to prevent the sharing of certain types of files. Jones has submitted the low bid to provide the encryption software. To improve the chances that his bid will be accepted, Jones offered to give Smith ten percent of the bid price if Jones bid is successful. If, in fact, Jones bid is successful, is there any ethical constraint on Smiths receiving the ten percent?

Select one:

A.

Yes

B.

No

C.

Impossible to determine from the facts given.

Of the following, which does the APEGS Code of Ethics requires engineers to hold paramount:

Select one:

A.

Mandatory continuing professional education

B.

Environmental protection

C.

Stakeholder involvement

D.

Procurement regulations

E.

Free market economics.

With regard to moral autonomy, the text refers to Immanuel Kants belief that moral beliefs and attitudes should be held on the basis of critical reflection rather than passive adoption of the particular conventions of what?

Select one:

A.

Ones society

B.

Ones church

C.

Ones profession

D.

All of the above

E.

B & C only

Which of the following is not one of the Incident at Morales conclusions?

Select one:

A.

Ethical considerations are an integral part of making engineering decisions.

B.

The cost of implementing engineering decisions is a controlling factor in determining whether to implement those decisions.

C.

Although legal requirements may vary among states and nations, ethical obligations do not stop at state or national borders.

D.

Wherever we practice, we should strive to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public.

E.

All of the above were conclusions.

You are a commercial airline pilot. In fact, youre piloting a flight between Calgary and Toronto. During the flight, an alarm sounds indicating that a compressor has failed in one of the planes engines. From a risk management perspective, what is the first thing you need to do?

Select one:

A.

Ask your co-pilot to visually confirm the warning.

B.

Contact Air Traffic Control.

C.

Fly the plane.

D.

Run the checklist for malfunctioning warning lights.

E.

Check the map for nearby airports in case you have to make an emergency landing.

Thomas Hobbs, author of Leviathan (1651), saw the state of nature as being solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. From Hobbs perspective, a social contract was needed to avoid what?

Select one:

A.

Communism

B.

Anarchy

C.

Capitalistic exploitation of workers

D.

Individualism

E.

Having the Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup.