1. What would you advise John Blake to do? Why? What are reasons both for and against being honest with the FDA?

2. Do you believe it would take courage for Blake to honestly reveal the timing and content of the scientific studies? What sources of courage might he call upon to help him make his decision?

3. Discuss possible reasons why Dominguez and Blake went along with the deception in the first place. Would you have participated in suppressing the negative studies? Explain why or why not.

As an additional resource, Case Assessment Activities are provided in downloadable Word files on the text companion website and as graded assignments in MindTap. These activities include short cases and scenario-based multiple choice questions that assess students’ comprehension of chapter concepts. The following open-ended questions accompany these graded assignments and can be used as discussion starters or for additional subjective assessment.