Censorship Quiz

This is a quiz to test you knowledge and peak your interest in censorship in the U.S. You can study for the quiz on the Banned and Censored web page. http://libguides.spokanefalls.edu/banned.

Put your full name on the quiz and you will be entered to win a button or at least a book mark for your efforts.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. In 2010 the book: And Tango Makes Three, received more requests for removal or restriction than any other book. Which of the following is TRUE about the book? (Choose only one)

And Tango is mainly a picture book

The story involves only Penguins

The plot is that two male birds who take care of an egg until it hatches.

All 3 above are correct.

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* 3. In the U.S. Citizens right to read is guaranteed by the

U.S. Constitution

First Amendment (Bill of Rights)

Comstock Act

The Mayflower Compact

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* 4. While ensuring freedom of the press, obscenity was also addressed early on by the founding fathers in federal law.

True

False

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* 5. The books Oliver Twist and Huckleberry Finn have at times been restricted because [of]

classics are too difficult for high school students

perceived Sexism

perceived Racism

the dangers of children imitating the main characters

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* 6. In 1933 the Hays Office

developed the production code for films

inserted morals clauses in actors contracts

wrote film codes to meet the standards of the Catholic Legion of Decency

all of the above

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* 7. The sex goddess Mae West was censored by NBC in 1937 for

wearing low neckline gowns on television

abusive on screen behavior towards W.C. Fields in the film My Little Chickadee.

inviting gentlemen to “Come up and see me sometime.”

performing a suggestive radio script with wooden dummy Charley McCarthy.

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* 8. Librarians were concerned because vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin

said she “reads them all” referring to news magazines

demanded four personal library cards from the Wasilla library when she became mayor

asked 3 times about the process for removing objectionable books from the Wasilla public library

refused to take parental responsibility for her children's reading

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* 9. Which of these is absolutely FALSE regarding the Spokane free speech movement

The city council passed an ordinance prohibiting speech making on the streets of Spokane

The real trouble started with a Salvation Army speech

Some prisoners were locked up at Ft. George Wright

The protest was a typical Spokane friendly event. Police kidded with protesters and citizens supplied food for the event.