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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 07-02 Understand the different motivations of a whistle-blower.
52. The original reason for the enactment of the Civil False Claims Act was to:
53. Whistle-blowers who expose fraudulent behavior against the government are entitled to
between 10 and 30 percent of the amount recovered under the federal _____.
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54. The False Claims Act was strengthened in 1986 to:
55. A
qui
tam
lawsuit is a lawsuit brought on behalf of the federal government by a whistle-
blower under the _____ of 1863.
56. A _____ is a lawsuit brought on behalf of the federal government by a whistle-blower
under the False Claims Act of 1863.
57. Which of the following statements is true of
qui
tam
lawsuits?
58. Which of the following is a difference between internal and external whistle-blowing?
59. It is difficult to track the history of internal whistle-blowing because:
60. Prior to 2002, legal protection for whistle-blowers existed only through legislation that:
61. Which of the following statements is true of the federal Civil False Claims Act?
62. Which of the following statements is true of the False Claims Act of 1863?
63. The _____ first addressed the issue of retaliation against federal employees who bring
accusations of unethical behavior.
64. The _____ of 1989 guaranteed the anonymity of federal employees, but not that of other
employees.
65. The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 guaranteed the anonymity of the whistle-
blower unless:
66. Which of the following is true of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989?
67. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is also known as:
68. Which of the following statements is true of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
69. The _____ introduced a reward program for whistle-blowers who report securities law
violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC).
70. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act stipulated that if more than $1
million is collected, the whistle-blower is entitled to _____ of the monies collected.
71. Ken reported misconduct in his organization to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He was able to provide substantial evidence and won the case. The amount recovered was over
$1 billion. Which of the following laws states that Ken is eligible to receive between 10 and 30
percent of the amount recovered?
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72. The "Office of the Whistleblower" was created by the _____.
73. A(n) _____ is a telephone line where employees can leave messages to alert a company
of suspected corporate misconduct without revealing their identity.
74. Which of the following is true of a whistle-blower hotline?
75. Which of the following is a major risk faced by whistle-blowers by speaking out about an
organization's misconduct?
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 07-05 Analyze the possible risks involved in becoming a whistle-blower.
Fill in the Blank Questions
76. A _____ is an employee who discovers corporate misconduct and chooses to bring it to the
attention of others.
77. An _____ whistle-blower is an employee who discovers corporate misconduct and brings it
to the attention of his supervisor, who then follows established procedures to address the
misconduct within the organization.
78. An _____ whistle-blower is an employee who discovers corporate misconduct and chooses
to bring it to the attention of law enforcement agencies and/or the media.
79. The federal Civil False Claims Act is also known as "_____ Law."
80. Under the federal Civil False Claims Act, whistle-blowers are referred to as _____.
81. The lawsuits brought under the federal Civil False Claims Act establishes a whistle-blower
as a deputized petitioner for the _____.
82. Under the federal Civil False Claims Act, whistle-blowers who expose fraudulent behavior
against the government are entitled to a maximum of _____ percent of the amount recovered.
83. A _____ is a lawsuit brought on behalf of the federal government by a whistle-blower under
the False Claims Act of 1863.
84. It is impossible to track the history of _____ whistle-blowing actions since they rarely
receive any media attention.
85. The _____ Act of 1863 was designed to prevent profiteering from the Civil War.
86. The _____ Act of 1989 first addressed the issue of retaliation against federal employees
who bring accusations of unethical behavior.
87. The _____ Act of 1989 imposed specific performance deadlines in processing whistle-
blower complaints and guaranteed the anonymity of the whistle-blower unless revealing the
88. The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 applied only to _____ employees.
89. Under the _____ Act of 2002, congress took an integrated approach to the matter of
whistle-blowing by prohibiting retaliation against whistle-blowers and encouraging the act of
whistle-blowing.
90. The Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act is also called the _____ Act.
91. The _____ Act of 2010 introduced a new reward program for whistle-blowers who report
securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
92. Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act, a whistle-blower is entitled
to between 10 and 30 percent of the monies collected if more than $_____ is collected.
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93. The "Office of the Whistleblower" was created by the _____.
94. A _____ is a telephone line by which employees can leave messages to alert a company of
suspected misconduct without revealing their identity.
95. For a whistle-blower hotline to work, trust must be established between employees and
their _____.
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 07-04 Recommend how to build internal policies to address the needs of whistle-blowers.
Essay Questions
96. Discuss the term whistle-blower. Describe the two types of whistle-blowers.
97. What sort of protection or encouragement were whistle-blowers offered before the
Whistleblowers Protection Act of 1989 was enacted?
Prior to 2002, legal protection for whistle-blowers existed only through legislation that
offered no specific prohibitions against retaliatory behavior.
98. Compare the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99. What is a whistle-blower hotline? How can an organization ensure that it is effective?
100. Why should whistle-blowing be the last resort?
