Question 1
Do the codes of ethics of engineering societies have any relevance to ethical and professional issues outside of the U.S.?

Yes, because some of the codes of ethics of U.S. engineering societies say or imply that they are applicable to society members throughout the world.

No, because all of the codes of ethics of U.S. engineering societies explicitly limit their application to the U.S.

Yes, because all of the codes of ethics of U.S. engineering societies now say that they are applicable to engineers around the world.

Yes, because the Washington Accord extends the jurisdiction of U.S. codes of ethics to the rest of the world.

Question 2
Fred is a young chemical engineer who has been hired to design and supervise the construction of a chemical plant in Mexico. During the design and construction, he encounters many ethical issues.

If Fred decides to hold to his home country’s values and ways of doing things no matter how different they are from the host country, he is adhering to which ethical solution:

Relativist solution

All answers are correct

Absolutist or Imperialist solution

Moral Laxism

Question 3
Engineer Sally is a U.S. engineer working in Country X. She wants to import some chemicals into Country X that are essential to her business in Country X, but the customs official in country X requires a very substantial “fee” of $25,000 before Sally can import the chemicals, saying the chemicals violate the environmental laws in Country X. Which of the following statements is true about this situation?

If importing the chemicals is indeed in violation of the laws of Country X, then the fee is a bribe.

If importing the chemicals is not a violation of the laws of Country X, then the fee is an extortion payment.

If the fee does not violate the laws of Country X, it is best considered a “grease payment.”

Both a and b

Question 4
Which statements are true about international professionalism?

None of the answers are correct

The Sydney Accord and the Dublin Accord set international standards for engineers working in Australia and Europe, respectively.

The Eur Ing designation is accepted in France, but in no other country as of yet.

The Washington Accord is an agreement among engineering bodies throughout the world.

Question 5
Which of the following statements are true regarding the question of whether the concept of “professionalism” or “being a professional” can be applied to engineers?

In Western societies, the concept is oriented toward individuals.

Professionalism is associated with being a member of a professional society, but engineers in non-US countries are not members of such societies.

The concept has a moral component in Western societies, but in non-Western societies morality is exclusively connected with religion, not professionalism.

Both a and b

Question 6
Fred is a young chemical engineer who has been hired to design and supervise the construction of a chemical plant in Mexico. During the design and construction, he encounters many ethical issues.

Fred must decide whether to authorize the construction firm to pay many relatively small “fees” in order to avoid long and clearly unnecessary permits necessary for construction. Which of the following statements is true about this situation?

If Fred decides the payments are really extortion payments, he is making a claim about an application issue.

If Fred decides the payments should not be made because it is just wrong to pay extortion in any circumstance, he is a moral rigorist (not a laxist).

If Fred decides it is wrong to make the payments because the general practice of doing so would corrupt the capitalist system and not lead to the general welfare, he is thinking like an act utilitarian.

Both a and b

Question 7
Fred is a young chemical engineer who has been hired to design and supervise the construction of a chemical plant in Mexico. During the design and construction, he encounters many ethical issues.

Many of the construction workers live in substandard housing with poor sanitation. Fred is considering a plan to construct a small village near the plant site with clean water and sanitation. Fred’s boss says the plan is too expensive and too “paternalistic” and would be “treating the workers like children.” If Fred takes an attitude of weak paternalism, which of the following responses might he make?

“I am going to do what is best for the workers whether they like it or not.”

“The workers are too swayed by their emotional ties to their present homes to make a rational decision as to what is in their own interests.”

“The workers do not understand the effects of poor sanitation, so they cannot make an informed decision.”

Both b and c

Question 8
Fred is a young chemical engineer who has been hired to design and supervise the construction of a chemical plant in Mexico. During the design and construction, he encounters many ethical issues.

During construction, workers are demanding that their relatives be hired and are threatening to quit if their demands are not met. Which of the following statements is true about this situation?

None of these are correct

If Fred decides to follow whatever policy could be followed by anyone without undermining Fred’s ability to follow the same policy, he would be following a utilitarian approach.

If Fred labels the workers’ demands as a case of “nepotism,” he is using moral rigorism.

If Fred decides he is not going to give in to the workers’ demands, but will follow the hiring policy that gets the most qualified workers, he is taking the most desirable approach.

Question 9
Which statements is true about international professionalism?

The Washington Accord establishes universal criteria for engineering education.

The Washington Accord establishes the criteria for obtaining the PE.

None of the answers are correct

An engineer with a PE licensure can receive a EUR ING license through a simple application, and vice versa, due to reciprocity agreements.

Question 10
Some people cite the list of human rights proposed by the United Nations (UN) as a good basis for an international ethics for resolving disputes. One of the problems with the UN list of rights is that:

it includes “positive rights” but no “negative rights.”

it includes “negative rights” but no “positive rights.”

“positive rights” are somewhat more controversial in the United States and “negative rights” are somewhat more controversial in many countries other than the United States.

Some countries may not have economic resources to support the claims to the rights