A new series of quizzes – simply answer yes or no.
20 literary statements about censorship – all the circumstances are true, but is the correct book named?
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover was banned for 32 years in the UK.
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China banned Animal Farm for animals ‘acting on the same cognitive level as humans.’
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The History of Loneliness was banned in Ireland after an Archbishop complained.
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1984 was banned in the USSR, the UK and US at various times.
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All Quiet on the Western Front was banned in Nazi Germany for being an insult to German armed forces.
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The Cat in the Hat was banned in China for it’s ‘portrayal of early Marxism.’
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Fanny Hill was banned in the US for being ‘obscene, filthy and inappropriate.’
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Of Mice and Men was banned in California for ‘unflattering portraits of residents.’
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The Canterbury Tales were banned in 1870s US for obscenity.
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Nana was banned in France for ‘offenses against public morals.’
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The Great Gatsby was banned in Ireland for ‘references of sexual promiscuity.’
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The Diary of Anne Frank was banned in Lebanon for its sympathetic portrayal of Jews.
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50 Shades of Grey was banned in Malaysia for ‘sadistic material.’
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Doctor Zhivago was banned in the USSR because the author was considered ‘an extremist’.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin was banned in southern US states because of its ideas of equality.
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Frankenstein was banned in South Africa because of its ‘implicit criticism of white supremacy’.
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The Second Sex was banned in Franco’s Spain for ‘advocating feminism.’
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Bear Town was banned for dealing with ‘racial identity, bullying, poverty and disability.’
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The Satanic Verses was banned across the Muslim world and earned its author a death warrant.
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The Da Vinci Code was banned in Lebanon because it was ‘offensive to Christians.’
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Yes
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