Scene to read · Ethics, Problem solving
Cash and a driver's license
You are leaving a convention center to lead a client pitch across town.
You and your coworker Shmuel are due at the pitch in twenty-five minutes and fly home straight afterward. As your ride pulls up, you notice an unattended purse on a bench by the entrance, with cash and a driver's license inside. The venue's lost-and-found desk is a ten-minute walk back through the halls. Halima, your driver, leans out of the window.
The scene
Halima: Two minutes, then I'm fined for blocking this lane.
Shmuel: Leave it. She'll come back for it. We can't be late today.
Halima: Cash on a bench here? Gone in five minutes.
Shmuel: Take it and she comes back to nothing. There's no phone number in there. Come on.
The two questions
- 1What would you do with the purse, and why?
- 2How do you weigh a duty to a stranger against a commitment you have already made to others?
What raters look for
- Ethics
- Weighs competing duties honestly, protects people from harm, and stays accountable to rules and values.
- Problem solving
- Gathers facts before acting, considers options and consequences, and chooses a workable next step.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
