Toolkit for Making Better Decisions when Faced with Ethical Dilemmas

1. Which is not a way that SPE Members can learn about Ethics?
a. Awareness
b. Advocacy
c. Alarm
d. Automation
2. Which is not included in the SPE Conduct Review Committee?
a. Executive Director
b. President Elect
c. Past President
d. Supreme Leader
3. Which is not one of the 12 canons in the SPE Code of Conduct that describes SPE Professionals?
a. Offer services in the areas of their competence and experience
b. Consider the consequences of their work and pertinent societal issues
c. Are honest, truthful, ethical, and fair
d. Increase shareholder value
4. Which is not one of the 12 canons in the SPE Code of Conduct that describes SPE Professionals?
a. Engage in professional relationships without bias or prejudice
b. Act in professional matters for each employer/client as faithful agents
c. Disclose conflicts of interest
d. Constrain expenses
5. Which is not one of the 12 canons in the SPE Code of Conduct that describes SPE Professionals?
a. Enhance their professional competence
b. Accept responsibility for their actions
c. Consider impact on public health and safety
d. Strive to increase production
6. Which is not one of the 12 canons in the SPE Code of Conduct that describes SPE Professionals?
a. Seek to minimize environmental/health/safety/security impact
b. Act in accordance with all applicable laws and canons of ethics
c. Do not engage to offer or accept bribes or facilitate payments
d. Endeavor to add reserves
7. Which is not one of the questions to ask yourself based on the SPE Ethics Decision Framework?
a. Would the resulting action be legal?
b. Would stakeholders see the action as responsible stewardship?
c. Would the public view the perceived act as a responsible professional action?
d. Would the act result in a favorable performance review?
8. Which is not one of Kidder’s Universal Principles found in many codes of ethics?
a. Truth
b. Fairness
c. Tolerance
d. Universality
9. Which is not one of Rushworth Kidder’s Three Resolution Principles?
a. Ends-Based
b. Rules-Based
 c. Care-Based
d. Evidence-based
10. Which is not one of Kidder’s Four Paradigms to help resolve issues of “Right vs. Right”?
a. Truth versus loyalty
b. Individual versus community
c. Short-term versus long-term
d. Public versus confidential