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2020BannedBooks

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 2019, eight of the ten most challenged books were because of what reason?

a)

LBGTQ+ content

b)

violence

c)

cursing

d)

unsuitable to the age

2.

In 2019, nine of ten school library challenges were brought by...

a)

parents

b)

teachers

c)

church groups

d)

the government

3.

The ALA started Banned Books week in what year? The same year the Supreme Court ruled the first amendment covers our freedom to read.

a)

1956

b)

1982

c)

1997

d)

1940

4.

Between 2000-2009 what was the most banned series?

a)

The Hunger Games

b)

Harry Potter

c)

Percy Jackson

d)

Allegiant

5.

Junie B. Jones was challenged for what reason?

a)

Too mature for elementary school

b)

Encourages disregard for authority

c)

Main character doesn't adhere to school dress code

d)

Witchcraft

6.

How many of the Radcliffe Publishing Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century have been challenged?

a)

20

b)

46

c)

15

d)

38

7.

Why was The Wizard of Oz, published in 1900, challenged?

a)

Talking animals are unnatural

b)

Shows too many women in positions of power

c)

Book has "no value for a reader"

d)

All of the above

8.

Where did the first book-burning take place in the US?

a)

Boston, MA (1650)

b)

New York, NY (1765)

c)

Jamestown, VA (1605)

d)

Washington DC (1880)

9.

What geographic region of the United States challenges the most books?

a)

South

b)

East Coast

c)

West Coast

d)

Midwest

10.

Why was the original version of Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl banned?

a)

Painted Nazis in a negative light

b)

Too depressing

c)

"Unnecessary" to the school curriculum

d)

Dishonest with few facts