Libel Quiz
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English, Other
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9th - 10th Grade
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Medium
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Jessica Nassau
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you disguise the subject of your story, he or she cannot successfully sue you for libel.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Editors of a print-based student newspaper can be held responsible for publishing a libelous statement even if it is made by someone else (for example, a statement in a letter to the editor, a senior quote or a personal ad).
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Material published on an “Opinion Page” or as part of an editorial cannot be libelous.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cartoonists — because they are trying to be funny — cannot be successfully sued for libel.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All false statements of fact are libelous.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Truth is an absolute defense to a libel claim.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If a reporter can get three different sources to confirm the same factual allegation, he or she cannot be successfully sued for libel.
True, go for it!
True, but be careful. Knowing something is true and being able to prove it are two different things.
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
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