6. Design and CAD

Engineering Ethics — Quiz

Test your understanding of engineering ethics with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Under the typical U.S. model of professional licensure for engineers, who is required to obtain a Professional Engineer (PE) license?

Question 2

According to the NSPE Code of Ethics, which action violates the requirement for truthful and accurate public statements?

Question 3

An engineer discovers a latent structural defect in a decommissioned public footbridge. Contractual obligations have ended. Ethically, what is the engineer’s primary responsibility?

Question 4

Which bioethical principle, when applied to engineering, emphasizes the obligation to avoid causing harm through one’s professional actions?

Question 5

In stakeholder analysis, which category includes groups like future generations who cannot participate directly but whose interests merit ethical consideration?