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1. Ethics refers to the study of morality and the moral choices that we all have to make in our
lives.
a. True
b. False
2. Most engineering professional societies have their own code of ethics
a. True
b. False
3. What does NSPE stand for?
a. National Society of Pipeline Engineers
b. National Society of Petroleum Engineers
c. National Society of Professional Engineers
d. Northern States Power Enterprise
4. The NSPE ethical code of conduct is used in making judgments about engineering ethic-
related cases that are brought before the NSPE’s Board of Ethics Review.
a. True
b. False
5. A conflict of interest is
a. a general disagreement between two or more individuals.
b. when an employee spends company time working on a personal project
c. a conflict between an employee and his/her manager.
d. a conflict between an individual’s personal interests and his/her professional
obligations.
5. Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members of this profession, engineers
are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
a. True
b. False
6. The services provided by engineers do not require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity,
and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.
a. True
b. False
7. Engineers must perform under a standard of professional behavior that requires adherence to
the highest principles of ethical conduct.
a. True
b. False
8. Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence.
a. True
b. False
9. The engineer’s creed was developed to state the engineering philosophy of service in a
lengthy way.
a. True
b. False
10. The NSPE Engineer’s Creed include:
a. To give the utmost of performance;
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b. To participate in none but honest enterprise;
c. To live and work according to the laws of man and the highest standards of professional
conduct
d. To place service before profit
e. All of the above
11. Professional responsibility is the responsibility associated with the mastery of special kind of
knowledge that a person possesses and the use of knowledge for well-being and benefit of the
society.
a. True
b. False
The following is a series of questions pertaining to the NSPE Code of Ethics. Please indicate
whether the statements are true or false. These questions are provided by the NSPE.
Note: This ethics test is intended solely to test individual knowledge of the specific language
contained in the NSPE Code of Ethics and is not intended to measure individual knowledge
of engineering ethics or the ethics of individual engineers or engineering students.
12. Engineers may perform services outside of their areas of competence as long as they inform
their employer or client of this fact.
a. True
b. False
13. Engineers shall act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
a. True
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b. False
14. Engineers may not be required to follow the provisions of state or federal law when such
actions could endanger or compromise their employer or their client’s interests.
a. True
b. False
15. Engineers shall not reveal facts, data or information without the prior consent of the client or
employer except as authorized or required by law or this Code.
a. True
b. False
16. Engineers shall undertake assignments only when qualified by education or experience in
the specific technical fields involved.
a. True
b. False
17. Engineers may express publicly technical opinions that are founded upon knowledge of the
facts and competence in the subject matter.
a. True
b. False
18. Engineers may accept assignments and assume responsibility for coordination of an entire
project and shall sign and seal the engineering documents for the entire project, including each
technical segment of the plans and documents.
a. True
b. False
19. Engineers shall issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments on technical matters that are
inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they have prefaced their comments by explicitly
identifying the interested parties on whose behalf they are speaking, and by revealing the
existence of any interest the engineers may have in the matters.
a. True
b. False
20. Engineers shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party
for services on the same project, or for services pertaining to the same project, unless the
circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to by all interested parties.
a. True
b. False