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ENGR 482 Exam 1 Questions with
Correct Answers
1. Which of the following claims about this case addresses an application issue?
a.) Juan should tell Tim about the dinner and the Rolex
b.) The day before the conference Tim told Juan how important it was for their company to develop a
good relationship with the Venezuelan company
c.) Juan is now involved in a conflict of interest situation
d.) This Venezuelan company has a reputation for giving exchanging expensive gifts with other
companies - Ans:✔✔-c.) Juan is now involved in a conflict of interest situation
2. Which of the following claims about this case addresses a moral issue?
a. Juan should tell Tim about the dinner and the Rolex
b. The day before the conference Tim told Juan how important it was for their company to develop a
good relationship with the Venezuelan company
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c. Juan is now involved in a conflict of interest situation
d. This Venezuelan company has a reputation for giving exchanging expensive gifts with other companies
- Ans:✔✔-a. Juan should tell Tim about the dinner and the Rolex
3. According to both the textbook and lectures, what is the minimum expectation for Juan in this
situation?
a. Juan can keep the Rolex and has no need to report this to Tim
b. Juan must refuse the Rolex immediately and publicly so as to ensure that his professional image
remains unharmed
c. Juan must inform Tim of the gift, and they can decide what to do from there
d. None of the above - Ans:✔✔-c. Juan must inform Tim of the gift, and they can decide what to do from
there
4. Suppose Juan accepts the Rolex. After the conference he takes the watch to his boss, Tim, and asks
what he should do with it. Tim suggests that Juan anonymously donate it to the oil company's official
charity in order to ensure that no one can argue that Juan accepted a bribe. Tim's suggestion is an
example of
a. The application of the self-defeating test
b. The application of cost-benefit analysis
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c. The application of universality to the situation
d. The attempt to find a creative middle way - Ans:✔✔-d. The attempt to find a creative middle way
5. Suppose Juan accepts the Rolex and that he does NOT notify Tim. If we were to analyze this action
from the perspective of the Golden Rule test, we might ask which of the following questions?
a. Was happiness maximized and suffering minimized by Juan's action?
b. If everyone could use bribes to gain an advantage would bribery still be possible?
c. Will Juan's company turn a better profit because of his good relationship with the Venezuelan
company?
d. None of the above questions apply the Golden Rule test - Ans:✔✔-d. None of the above questions
apply the Golden Rule test
6. By bringing up his concern with the parts, Danny actions fall best under the category of:
a. Prohibitive ethics, because engineering codes forbid engineers from harming the public
b. Prohibitive ethics, because Danny is seeking to anticipate future problems and stop them from
happening
c. Preventative ethics, because Danny is seeking to anticipate future problems and stop them from
happening
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d. Aspirational ethics, because Danny is risking his job by confronting his company - Ans:✔✔-c.
Preventative ethics, because Danny is seeking to anticipate future problems and stop them from
happening
7. How does this case highlight the tension between professional culture and corporate culture?
a. Danny, influenced by professional culture, is bound to his profession's requirement to place a high
priority on safety. His manager, influenced by corporate culture, is under pressure to build the plant as
quickly and cheaply as possible
b. Danny's manager, influenced by professional culture, is bound to his profession's requirement to place
a high priority on safety. Danny, influenced by corporate culture, is under pressure to build the plant as
quickly and cheaply as possible
c. Since Danny and his manager work for the same corporation, this case does not highlight the tension
between the two types of cultures
d. Since Danny and his manager are both professionals, this case does not highlight the tension between
these two types of cultures - Ans:✔✔-a. Danny, influenced by professional culture, is bound to his
profession's requirement to place a high priority on safety. His manager, influenced by corporate culture,
is under pressure to build the plant as quickly and cheaply as possible
8. Suppose the plant is built without upgrading the monitoring equipment, and Danny and his manager
successfully pass the plant over to the operations division of his company. Several months later, Danny's
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ENGR 482 Exam 1 Questions with
Correct Answers
1. Which of the following claims about this case addresses an application issue?
a.) Juan should tell Tim about the dinner and the Rolex
b.) The day before the conference Tim told Juan how important it was for their company to develop a
good relationship with the Venezuelan company
c.) Juan is now involved in a conflict of interest situation
d.) This Venezuelan company has a reputation for giving exchanging expensive gifts with other
companies - Ans:✔✔-c.) Juan is now involved in a conflict of interest situation
2. Which of the following claims about this case addresses a moral issue?
a. Juan should tell Tim about the dinner and the Rolex
b. The day before the conference Tim told Juan how important it was for their company to develop a
good relationship with the Venezuelan company
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c. Juan is now involved in a conflict of interest situation
d. This Venezuelan company has a reputation for giving exchanging expensive gifts with other companies
- Ans:✔✔-a. Juan should tell Tim about the dinner and the Rolex
3. According to both the textbook and lectures, what is the minimum expectation for Juan in this
situation?
a. Juan can keep the Rolex and has no need to report this to Tim
b. Juan must refuse the Rolex immediately and publicly so as to ensure that his professional image
remains unharmed
c. Juan must inform Tim of the gift, and they can decide what to do from there
d. None of the above - Ans:✔✔-c. Juan must inform Tim of the gift, and they can decide what to do from
there
4. Suppose Juan accepts the Rolex. After the conference he takes the watch to his boss, Tim, and asks
what he should do with it. Tim suggests that Juan anonymously donate it to the oil company's official
charity in order to ensure that no one can argue that Juan accepted a bribe. Tim's suggestion is an
example of
a. The application of the self-defeating test
b. The application of cost-benefit analysis
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c. The application of universality to the situation
d. The attempt to find a creative middle way - Ans:✔✔-d. The attempt to find a creative middle way
5. Suppose Juan accepts the Rolex and that he does NOT notify Tim. If we were to analyze this action
from the perspective of the Golden Rule test, we might ask which of the following questions?
a. Was happiness maximized and suffering minimized by Juan's action?
b. If everyone could use bribes to gain an advantage would bribery still be possible?
c. Will Juan's company turn a better profit because of his good relationship with the Venezuelan
company?
d. None of the above questions apply the Golden Rule test - Ans:✔✔-d. None of the above questions
apply the Golden Rule test
6. By bringing up his concern with the parts, Danny actions fall best under the category of:
a. Prohibitive ethics, because engineering codes forbid engineers from harming the public
b. Prohibitive ethics, because Danny is seeking to anticipate future problems and stop them from
happening
c. Preventative ethics, because Danny is seeking to anticipate future problems and stop them from
happening
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d. Aspirational ethics, because Danny is risking his job by confronting his company - Ans:✔✔-c.
Preventative ethics, because Danny is seeking to anticipate future problems and stop them from
happening
7. How does this case highlight the tension between professional culture and corporate culture?
a. Danny, influenced by professional culture, is bound to his profession's requirement to place a high
priority on safety. His manager, influenced by corporate culture, is under pressure to build the plant as
quickly and cheaply as possible
b. Danny's manager, influenced by professional culture, is bound to his profession's requirement to place
a high priority on safety. Danny, influenced by corporate culture, is under pressure to build the plant as
quickly and cheaply as possible
c. Since Danny and his manager work for the same corporation, this case does not highlight the tension
between the two types of cultures
d. Since Danny and his manager are both professionals, this case does not highlight the tension between
these two types of cultures - Ans:✔✔-a. Danny, influenced by professional culture, is bound to his
profession's requirement to place a high priority on safety. His manager, influenced by corporate culture,
is under pressure to build the plant as quickly and cheaply as possible
8. Suppose the plant is built without upgrading the monitoring equipment, and Danny and his manager
successfully pass the plant over to the operations division of his company. Several months later, Danny's
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