Banned Books

Mrs. Smith

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  1. Which section of the constitution protects your right to read
  2. Your answer:
    Preamble
    Second Amendment
    First Amendment
    Third Amendment


  3. What is the difference between challenging and banning a book?
  4. Your answer:
    Challenging is an attempt to remove or restrict access to materials, banning is the actual removal.
    Challenging is denying access to an entire portion of society, banning is denying access to a specific portion of society.
    Banning is the attempt to remove or restrict access to materials, challenging is the actual removal.
    There is no difference


  5. What is intellectual freedom?
  6. Your answer:
    The right to be smart.
    The freedom to go to school.
    The right to seek and receive information.
    The right to all available government information.


  7. What is a popular book in many high school English classes by John Steinbeck that has been challenged and banned?
  8. Your answer:
    Speak
    Of Mice and Men
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    The Things They Carried


  9. Which of the following answers is a real reason why a book was challenged?
  10. Your answer:
    "The basket carried by Little Red Riding Hood contained a bottle of wine, which condones the use of alcohol." (Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm)
    "Encourages children to break dishes so they won't have to dry them." (A Light in the Attic by Shel Silvertein)
    "If there is a possibility that something might be controversial, then why not eliminate it." (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown)
    All of the above


  11. Which of the following is not protected by the First Amendment?
  12. Your answer:
    Being able to express your opinion
    Voicing an unpopular opinion
    The freedom to choose what to read
    Hate speech


  13. What is not a good way to fight censorship?
  14. Your answer:
    Throw rotten tomatoes
    Stay informed
    Write letters expressing your view
    Attend local community meetings


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